Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Sao Tome and Principe

NLiS Country Profile: Sao Tome and Principe

Child Malnutrition

Child (<5 y) Anthropometry
Indicator Year Value
Low birth weight (<2500 g) (%) 2015 6.6
Overweight (BMI-for-age >+1 SD) in school-age children and adolescents 5-19 years (%) 2016 13.2

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 65.3
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 45.3
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 54.8
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 46.1
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 92.5
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 97.1
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 34.7
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 93.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%) 2008-2009 91.2
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%) 2008-2009 79.3
Children with diarrhoea receiving zinc (%)   no data
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 1) (%) 2017 23.0
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 2) (%) 2017 33.0
Births in baby-friendly facilities (%) 2012 0.0
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 90.8
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2010 32.3

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2014 38.3
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%) 2014 74.1
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%) 2014 23.0
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%) 2014 61.7
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 12.4
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 8.4
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 299.7
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 9 weeks

Capacity

Indicator Year Value
Degree training in nutrition exists 2016-2017 No
Nutrition is part of medical curricula 2016-2017 Yes
Nutrition professionals density (per 100,000 population) 2016-2017 8.2
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2004 2.1
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 3,413
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%) 2018 0.7
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 10.8
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 Yes

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 -0.2
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2017 0.538
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2017 1
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.6
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 14.5

Female Education Levels

Female Education Levels 2008-2009

Education

Education

Under 5 Mortality

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

Policy title Start Year
Plan cadre des nations unies pour l’aide au développement dans une optique d’un développement equitable, inclusive et durable à Sao Tomé e Principe- UNDAF 2017-2021 2017
National Poverty Reduction Strategy II, 2012-2016 2012
Código de comercializacao de produtos destinados à alimentacao de lactentes e criancas pequenas 2002
Legislation applicable du sel iodé - arrête nbre 55/96 1996
Labour Law 1992
Act n.1/90 1990
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q10) - Complementary feeding promotion and/or counselling  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q6) - Growth monitoring and promotion  
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: 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: 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 (q21) - Nutrition education and counselling  
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  
GNPR 2016-2017: Nutrition and infectious disease (q41) - Counselling on nutritional support & care for people living with TB  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - Deworming  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - Home, school or community gardening  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - Nutrition education included in school curriculum  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - School feeding programmes