Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Uganda

NLiS Country Profile: Uganda

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 10.3

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 51.1
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 27.8
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 34.3
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 28.5
Clinical vitamin A deficiency in women (history of night blindness during most recent pregnancy) (%) 2006 8.0
Median urinary iodine concentration in children 6-12 years (μg/L) 2005 463.8
Subclinical vitamin A deficiency in preschool-age children (serum/plasma retinol <0.70 μmol/L) (%) 2000-2001 27.9

Health Services

Indicator Year Value
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) 2011 57.4
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 79.0
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 19.1
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 82.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%) 2011 73.5
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%) 2011 48.2
Children with diarrhoea receiving zinc (%) 2011 1.9
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 1) (%) 2017 27.0
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 2) (%) 2017 28.0
Births in baby-friendly facilities (%) 2016 0.1
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) (%) 2016 91.3
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2016 41.7

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2016 66.1
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%) 2016 80.6
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%) 2016 14.6
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%) 2011 36.3
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 11.0
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 7.2
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 132.6
Nutrition component of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) 2006-2010 Medium
Nutrition component of Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) 2004-2008 Weak
Nutrition Governance score 2009 Strong
Maternity leave 2013 10 weeks
International Code on Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: Legal status of the Code 2018 Full 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 0.1
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2005 1.3
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 2,033
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%) 2018 2.2
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 7.9
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 Yes

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 -0.6
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2017 0.523
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2017 1
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.5
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 34.9

Female Education Levels

Female Education Levels 2016

Education

Education

Under 5 Mortality

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

Policy title Start Year
United Nations Development Assistance Framework for Uganda 2016
Mandatory Regulation for Food Fortification 2012
National Integrated Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) Policy Guidelines 2011
The Social Development Sector Strategic Investment Plan (SDIP-2) 2011
National Strategic Programme Plan of Interventions for Orphans and other Vulnerable Children (NSPPI-2) 2011
Uganda Nutrition Action Plan 2011-2016: Scaling Up Multi-Sectoral Efforts to Establish a Strong Nutrition Foundation for Uganda's Development 2011
5-Year Nutrition Action Plan Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) 2010
Health Sector Strategic & Investment Plan 2010
The National Development Plan (NDP) 2010
Agricultural Sector Development Strategy and Investment Plan (DSIP) 2010
Uganda vision 2040 2010
Policy Guidelines on Infant and Young Child Feeding 2009
Nutrition in the Context of HIV and Tuberculosis Infection. Strategic Plan 2009-2014 2009
National Child Survival Strategy 2009
The Operational Framework for Nutrition in the National Child Survival Strategy 2009
The Employment Act 2006, Act No. 6 of 2006, Gazett No. 36 Volume XCVIX dated 8 June 2006 2006
National Health Sector Strategic Plan 2005
The National Food and Nutrition Strategy 2005
Uganda Food and Nutrition Strategy and Investment Plan 2004
Food and Nutrition Security Bill 2003
The Uganda Food and Nutrition Policy 2003
National Anemia Policy 2002
National Health Policy 2000
The foods and drugs (marketing of infant and young child foods) Regulation 1997 1997
Uganda National Plan of Action for Nutrition 1996
The Education Act 1970
Maternity Protection Law  
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q6) - Growth monitoring and promotion 2015
Feed the Future: The U.S. Government’s Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative - Crop selection strategies 2011
Feed the Future: The U.S. Government’s Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative - Management of severe acute malnutrition 2011
Feed the Future: The U.S. Government’s Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative - Multiple micronutrients supplementation 2011
GAIN Large-scale Food Fortification Program - Maize/corn flour fortification 2007
GAIN Large-scale Food Fortification Program - Oil fortification 2007
GAIN Large-scale Food Fortification Program - Wheat flour fortification 2007
A2Z: The USAID Micronutrient and Child Blindness - Deworming 2005
A2Z: The USAID Micronutrient and Child Blindness - Oral rehydration solution promotion 2005
A2Z: The USAID Micronutrient and Child Blindness - Vitamin A supplementation 2005
A2Z: The USAID Micronutrient and Child Blindness - Wheat flour fortification 2005
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Complementary feeding promotion and/or counselling  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Counselling on nutritional support&care for people living with HIV  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Deworming  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Distribution of insecticide-treated bednets  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Management of severe acute malnutrition  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Preventive malaria treatment  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Promotion of improved hygiene practices including handwashing  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Deworming  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Improved food safety at vending places  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Provision of safe water  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Vitamin A supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Iron and folic acid supplementation  
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 - Zinc supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Labelling of food products  
GNPR 2009-2010: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Nutrition education and counselling  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Margarine/butter fortification  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Oil fortification  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Wheat flour fortification  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - School fruit and vegetable scheme  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - School milk scheme  
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 (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: Infant and young child nutrition (q9c) - Infant feeding in the context of emergencies  
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