Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Trinidad and Tobago

NLiS Country Profile: Trinidad and Tobago

Child Malnutrition

Child (<5 y) Anthropometry
Indicator Year Value
Low birth weight (<2500 g) (%) 2015 12.4
Overweight (BMI-for-age >+1 SD) in school-age children and adolescents 5-19 years (%) 2016 24.9

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 32.1
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 23.5
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 26.6
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 23.6
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 95.1
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 91.5
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 (%)   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 (%) 2015 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) (%) 2011 62.6
Population below the international poverty line (%)   no data

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2011 46.3
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%) 2011 56.3
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%)   no data
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%) 2011 39.8
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 8.2
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 5.9
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 1815.7
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
Maternity leave 2013 13 weeks
International Code on Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: Legal status of the Code 2018 Few provisions in law

Capacity

Indicator Year Value
Degree training in nutrition exists 2016-2017 Yes
Nutrition is part of medical curricula 2016-2017 Yes
Nutrition professionals density (per 100,000 population) 2016-2017 2.4
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2007 3.6
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 32,228
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%) 2018 0.3
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2010 0.0
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 No

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 0.1
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2017 0.324
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2010 1
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.8
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 31

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 Strategic Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non Communicable Diseases: Trinidad and Tobago 2017 - 2021 2017
CARICOM REGIONAL STANDARD: Specification for labelling of prepackaged foods 2010
National Insurance Act, Act No. 35 of 1971, as amended up to December 31st 2009. 2009
The Maternity Protection Act 1998, Act No. 4 of 1998 1998
Food and Nutrition Policy for Trinidad & Tobago 1996
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q15) - Reformulation of foods and/or beverages to reduce saturated fatty acid, trans fatty acid, sugars or salt/sodium content  
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: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q13) - Nutrition and health claims  
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 (q20) - Media promotion of healthy nutrition  
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: Nutrition and infectious disease (q41) - Counselling on nutritional support & care for people living with TB  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - Monitoring children's growth in schools  
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  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - Standards or rules for foods and beverages available in schools