Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Samoa

NLiS Country Profile: Samoa

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 52.6

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 43.0
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 30.5
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 42.5
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 31.3
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 82.5
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 99.0
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 91.5
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 68.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%)   no data
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%) 2009 87.0
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 (%) 2016 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 96.4
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2013 1.1

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2014 81.4
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 (%)   no data
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%) 2014 59.0
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 15.1
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 7.2
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 417.8
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 2009 No data

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 4.7
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2008 1.9
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 6,850
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%) 2018 0.3
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 15.9
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 No

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 0.6
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2017 0.365
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2018 1
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.7
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 10

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
Food safety and Quality regulations 2016 2016
National Food and Nutrition Policy 2013 2013
Samoa National Plan of Action for Nutrition 2002
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q20) Eat a Rainbow Campaign - Media promotion of healthy nutrition 2015
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School Nutrition Standards - Nutrition education included in school curriculum 2012
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School Nutrition Standards - Standards or rules for foods and beverages available in schools 2012
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School Nutrition Standards - Vending machines not allowed in schools 2012
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q8) - Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) 2008
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q20) Breastfeeding Week Media Campaign - Media promotion of healthy nutrition 1970
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 (q9a) - Feeding of LBW infants  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q12a) Samoa Healthy Dietary Guidelines - Food-based dietary guidelines  
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 (q17) - Taxation and price policies  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q21) - Nutrition education and counselling