Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Sudan

NLiS Country Profile: Sudan

Child Malnutrition

Child (<5 y) Anthropometry
Indicator Year Value
Low birth weight (<2500 g) (%)   no data
Overweight (BMI-for-age >+1 SD) in school-age children and adolescents 5-19 years (%) 2016 No data

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 57.2
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 30.4
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 34.1
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 30.7
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 77.5
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2000 62.0
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2000 25.4
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 86.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%)   no data
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%)   no data
Children with diarrhoea receiving zinc (%) 2014 15.2
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 1) (%) 2017 20.0
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 2) (%) 2017 55.0
Births in baby-friendly facilities (%) 2017 5.9
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) (%) 2014 34.4
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2009 14.9

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2014 68.7
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%) 2014 61.2
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%) 2014 14.7
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%) 2014 59.3
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 11.6
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 8.4
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 281.6
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 2009 Medium
International Code on Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: Legal status of the Code 2018 Few provisions in law
Maternity leave 2013 8 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 2.0
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2014 1.2
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 4,759
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%) 2018 -4.6
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 0.7
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 Yes

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 -1.6
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2017 0.564
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2017 0.9
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.5
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 27.7

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 Nutrition Policy and Key Strategies 2009
5-year Health Sector Strategy: Investing in Health and Achieving the MDGs 2007
5-year Health Sector Strategy: Investing in Health and Achieving the MDGs 2007-2011 2007
Nutrition Policy for Sudan and Strategy for Implementation 2006
25 Years Strategic Plan for Health Sector 2003
Labour Code 1997
National Plan of Action for Nutrition (NPOAN) -Sudan 1995
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q6) - Growth monitoring and promotion 1967
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Calcium supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Complementary food fortification  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Iodine supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Multiple micronutrient powder (point-of-use fortification)  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Multiple micronutrients supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Oil fortification  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Other food fortification  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Salt iodization  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Vitamin A supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Wheat flour fortification  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Zinc supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Vitamin A supplementation  
Introducing home fortification to improve the quality of complementary feeding - Multiple micronutrient powder (point-of-use fortification)  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q10) - Complementary feeding promotion and/or counselling  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q7) - Breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q9a) - Feeding of LBW infants  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q9b) - Infant feeding in the context of HIV  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q9c) - Infant feeding in the context of emergencies  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q12b) - Nutrient-based dietary guidelines  
GNPR 2016-2017: Prevention and management of acute malnutrition (q37) - Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition  
GNPR 2016-2017: Prevention and management of acute malnutrition (q38) - Management of moderate malnutrition  
GNPR 2016-2017: Prevention and management of acute malnutrition (q39) - Management of severe acute malnutrition