Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Uruguay

NLiS Country Profile: Uruguay

Child Malnutrition

Child (<5 y) Anthropometry
Indicator Year Value
Low birth weight (<2500 g) (%) 2015 7.6
Overweight (BMI-for-age >+1 SD) in school-age children and adolescents 5-19 years (%) 2016 33.4

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 23.1
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 20.4
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 30.8
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 20.8
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 99.9
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 99.7
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 96.4
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 95.0
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 75.8
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) (%)   no data
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2017 0.1

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2013 76.5
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%)   no data
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%)   no data
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%)   no data
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 20.8
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 8.6
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 1792.2
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 Few provisions in law
Maternity leave 2013 12 weeks

Capacity

Indicator Year Value
Degree training in nutrition exists   no data
Nutrition is part of medical curricula   no data
Nutrition professionals density (per 100,000 population)   no data
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2008 5.8
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 23,531
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%) 2018 1.2
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 0.1
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 No

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 0.9
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2017 0.27
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2016 1
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.8
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 22.2

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
Decreto 114/018 Dispónese la disminución progresiva de grasas trans de producción 2019
Uruguay Crece Contigo 2015
United Nations Development Assistance Framework in Uruguay 2011-2015 2011
Sistema Nacional de Comedores (SAN) 2005
Programa Nacional de Nutrición 2005
Plan Alimentario Nacional 2005
Programa de Apoyo a Instituciones Públicas y Privadas (AIPP) 2005
Programa de Apoyo a Enfermos Crónicos (PAEC) 2005
Plan de Atención Nacional a la Emergencia Social (PANES) 2005
Reglamento Bromatológico Nacional 1994
Plan Centros de Atención a la Infancia y la Familia (CAIF) 1988
Legislative Decree 15,084 on Allowances to be paid to beneficiaries by the Directorate of Family Benefits of 25 November 1980 (Diario Oficial No. 20,885, 9 December 1980) as amended up to Act No. 15,800 which reinstitutionalized the Social Provision Bank 1980
Decree 1 June 1954 (Decreto del 1 de junio de 1954 en el que se dan normas para la protección de la maternidad, determinándose los descansos y beneficios que deben otorgarse a las empleadas y obreras durante los períodos de gravidez y posterior al parto, 1954
Act No. 11,577 on Unhealthy Industries (Ley No. 11.577 sobre Industrias Insalubres) of 14 October 1950. 1950
Ley Nº 19.140 - Alimentación saludable en los centros de enseñanza  
Programa Nacional de Nutricion  
Programa de Prevención de Enfermedades no transmisibles (PPENT)  
Programa Nacional de Control del Cancer  
Progamme title and actions Start Year
Guías alimentarias basadas en alimentos para la población uruguaya [Food-based dietary guidelines for Uruguayans ] - Food-based dietary guidelines 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 - Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Promotion and implementation of properly timed cord clamping  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Complementary food fortification  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Iron supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Salt iodization  
GNPR 2009-2010: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Food-based dietary guidelines  
GNPR 2009-2010: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Labelling of food products  
GNPR 2009-2010: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Nutrient-based dietary guidelines  
GNPR 2009-2010: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Nutrition education and counselling  
GNPR 2009-2010: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Promotion of fruit and vegetable intake  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Growth monitoring and promotion  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Implementation of legislation on marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages to children  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Improved food safety at vending places  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Nutrition-Friendly Schools Initiative (NFSI)/Health promoting schools  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Provision of safe water  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - School feeding programmes  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - School fruit and vegetable scheme  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - School milk scheme  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Iron supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Wheat flour fortification  
Canelones Crece Contigo - Multiple micronutrient powder (point-of-use fortification)  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q21) - Nutrition education and counselling