Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Rwanda

NLiS Country Profile: Rwanda

Child Malnutrition

Child (<5 y) Anthropometry
Indicator Year Value
Low birth weight (<2500 g) (%) 2015 7.9
Overweight (BMI-for-age >+1 SD) in school-age children and adolescents 5-19 years (%) 2016 11.1

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 36.2
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 22.1
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 24.4
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 22.3
Clinical vitamin A deficiency in women (history of night blindness during most recent pregnancy) (%) 2005 7.9
Median urinary iodine concentration in children 6-12 years (μg/L) 1996 297.5
Subclinical vitamin A deficiency in preschool-age children (serum/plasma retinol <0.70 μmol/L) (%) 1996 6.4

Health Services

Indicator Year Value
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) 2014 90.7
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 76.1
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 61.6
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 95.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%) 2014-2015 79.5
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%) 2010 34.5
Children with diarrhoea receiving zinc (%) 2015 14.3
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 1) (%) 2017 98.0
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 2) (%) 2017 99.0
Births in baby-friendly facilities (%) 2014 28.5
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) (%) 2015 90.5
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2016 55.5

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2014 80.5
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%) 2014 57.1
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%) 2014 18.1
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%) 2015 42.8
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 9.9
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 7.5
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 125.1
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
Maternity leave 2013 12 weeks
International Code on Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: Legal status of the Code 2018 Many provisions in law

Capacity

Indicator Year Value
Degree training in nutrition exists   no data
Nutrition is part of medical curricula   no data
Nutrition professionals density (per 100,000 population)   no data
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2010 0.7
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 2,254
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%) 2018 5.8
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 13.7
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 Yes

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 0
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2017 0.381
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2018 1
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.5
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 61.3

Female Education Levels

Female Education Levels 2017

Education

Education

Under 5 Mortality

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

Policy title Start Year
Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy 2013-2018 2013
Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy 2013 - 2018 2013
National Food and Nutrition Policy 2013-2018 2013
Rwanda United Nations Development Assistance Plan 2013-2018 2013
Joint Action Plan to Fight Malnutrition 2012
Third Health Sector Strategic Plan 2012
District Action Plans to Eliminate Malnutrition (DPEMs) 2011
Early childhood development policy 2011
National Multisectoral Strategy to Eliminate Malnutrition 2010
NATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY POLICY 2009
National Policy of Child Health 2008
Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy 2008 - 2012 2008
Strategic Plan for the Transformation of Agriculture 2008
National Nutrition Policy 2007
Politique Nationale de Santé Communautaire 2006
National Social Protection Policy 2005
Health Sector Policy 2005
National Nutrition Policy 2005
Labour Act 2001
Politique Nationale et Plan D'Action De Nutrition 1995
Maternity Protection Law  
Food Fortification Legislation  
Progamme title and actions Start Year
Feed the Future: The U.S. Government’s Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative - Multiple micronutrient powder (point-of-use fortification) 2011
Feed the Future: The U.S. Government’s Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative - Taxation and price policies 2011
Feed the Future: The U.S. Government’s Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative - Women's education 2011
Rwanda In-Home Fortification and Nutrition Education - Multiple micronutrient powder (point-of-use fortification)