Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Qatar

NLiS Country Profile: Qatar

Child Malnutrition

Child (<5 y) Anthropometry
Indicator Year Value
Low birth weight (<2500 g) (%) 2015 7.3
Overweight (BMI-for-age >+1 SD) in school-age children and adolescents 5-19 years (%) 2016 38.7

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 26.3
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 27.5
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 33.4
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 27.7
Clinical vitamin A deficiency in women (history of night blindness during most recent pregnancy) (%)   no data
Median urinary iodine concentration in children 6-12 years (μg/L)   no data
Subclinical vitamin A deficiency in preschool-age children (serum/plasma retinol <0.70 μmol/L) (%)   no data

Health Services

Indicator Year Value
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) 2014 100.0
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 100.0
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 98.0
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 99.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%)   no data
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%)   no data
Children with diarrhoea receiving zinc (%)   no data
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 1) (%)   no data
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 2) (%)   no data
Births in baby-friendly facilities (%) 2016 49.5
Mothers of children 0-23 months receiving counselling, support or messages on optimal breastfeeding at least once in the last year (%)   no data

Food Security

Indicator Year Value
Households consuming adequately iodized salt (15 parts per million or more) (%)   no data
Population below the international poverty line (%)   no data

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2012 33.5
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%) 2012 74.0
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%)   no data
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%) 2012 68.0
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 5.8
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 2.2
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 3071.2
Nutrition component of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF)   no data
Nutrition component of Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP)   no data
Nutrition Governance score   no data
International Code on Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: Legal status of the Code 2018 No legal measures
Maternity leave 2013 7 weeks

Capacity

Indicator Year Value
Degree training in nutrition exists 2016-2017 Yes
Nutrition is part of medical curricula 2016-2017 No
Nutrition professionals density (per 100,000 population) 2016-2017 6.0
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2014 5.7
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 126,598
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%) 2018 -0.6
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 1995 0.0
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 No

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 0.3
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2017 0.206
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2018 1
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.9
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 9.8

Female Education Levels

Female education levels: no data available for this country

Education

Education

Under 5 Mortality

Policies & Actions in the Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA)

Policy title Start Year
National Health Strategy 2011
National Nutrition and Physical Activity Action Plan 2011
Law No. 14 of the Year 2004 issuing the Labour Law of Qatar 2004
Code No.()2016 on the Regulation of Breast- milk Substitutes Marketing مشروع قانون رقم ( ) لسنة 2016 بشأن تنظیم تسویق بدائل حلیب الأم  
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q12a) الدلائل الإرشادية للتغذية لدولة قطر [Qatar Dietary Guidelines ] - Food-based dietary guidelines 2015
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q20) Healthy lifestyle Campaign: Our future lies in our Health - Media promotion of healthy nutrition 2015
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q20) Healthy Recipes - Media promotion of healthy nutrition 2015
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q6) - Growth monitoring and promotion 2014
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q20) Sahtak Awalan-Your Health First - Media promotion of healthy nutrition 2012
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q20) 3.2 Nutrition Project- TV and Publications - Media promotion of healthy nutrition 2011
National nutrition & physical activity action plan - Breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling 2011
National nutrition & physical activity action plan - Complementary feeding promotion and/or counselling 2011
National nutrition & physical activity action plan - Growth monitoring and promotion 2011
National nutrition & physical activity action plan - Implementation of legislation on marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages to children 2011
National nutrition & physical activity action plan - Labelling of food products 2011
National nutrition & physical activity action plan - Nutrition education and counselling 2011
National nutrition & physical activity action plan - Promotion of fruit and vegetable intake 2011
National nutrition & physical activity action plan - Promotion of reduced fat intake (total, saturated, trans) 2011
National nutrition & physical activity action plan - Salt reduction 2011
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q15) - Reformulation of foods and/or beverages to reduce salt/sodium content  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q7) - Breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q8) - Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q13) - Nutrient declaration  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q18) - Implementation of legislation on marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages to children  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q19) - Nutrition education and counselling  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q21) - Nutrition education and counselling  
GNPR 2016-2017: Prevention and management of acute malnutrition (q38) - Management of moderate malnutrition  
GNPR 2016-2017: Nutrition and infectious disease (q41) - Counselling on nutritional support & care for people living with TB