Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Chad

NLiS Country Profile: Chad

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 8.7

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 73.3
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 47.1
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 52.1
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 47.7
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) 2003 213.2
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 20.2
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 50.8
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 12.1
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 58.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%) 2014-2015 52.6
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%) 2010 29.1
Children with diarrhoea receiving zinc (%) 2015 1.3
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 1) (%) 2017 78.0
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 2) (%) 2017 67.0
Births in baby-friendly facilities (%)   no data
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 76.5
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2011 38.4

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2014 23.0
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%) 2014 59.3
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%) 2014 5.7
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%) 2015 28.9
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 9.0
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 3.6
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 79.0
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 14 weeks
International Code on Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: Legal status of the Code 2018 No legal measures

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 0.2
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2013 0.3
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 1,965
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%)   no data
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 6.6
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 Yes

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 -1.4
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2017 0.708
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2016 0.8
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.4
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 14.9

Female Education Levels

Female Education Levels 2014-2015

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 d’Assistance au Developpement (UNDAF)- TCHAD 2017
Plan multisectoriel de lutte et de contrôle des maladies non transmissibles 2017-2021 2017
Plan National de Developpement Sanitaire du Tchad 2009
Plan National D'Action Pour La Nutrition 1997
Loi n° 38/PR/96 du 11 décembre 1996 portant Code du Travail 1996
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q20) Débats télévisés pour la promotion de nutrition - Media promotion of healthy nutrition 2016
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Politique nationale de santé, nutrition et d'alimentation en milieu scolaire - Deworming 2014
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Politique nationale de santé, nutrition et d'alimentation en milieu scolaire - Home, school or community gardening 2014
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Politique nationale de santé, nutrition et d'alimentation en milieu scolaire - Micronutrient supplementation in schools 2014
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Politique nationale de santé, nutrition et d'alimentation en milieu scolaire - Nutrition education included in school curriculum 2014
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Politique nationale de santé, nutrition et d'alimentation en milieu scolaire - School feeding programmes 2014
IMC programme communautaire: Prise en Charge de la Malnutrition Aiguë dans le district de Amdam - Management of severe acute malnutrition 2010
IMC programme communautaire: Prise en Charge de la Malnutrition Aiguë dans le district de Iriba - Management of severe acute malnutrition 2010
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q8) - Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) 1995
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: 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 (q13) - Menu labelling  
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