Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Yemen

NLiS Country Profile: Yemen

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 20.0

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 83.5
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 70.2
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 63.0
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 69.6
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) 1998 173.0
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 (%) 2013 44.7
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2000 59.9
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2000 39.4
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 70.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%) 2013 28.6
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%) 2013 27.6
Children with diarrhoea receiving zinc (%) 2013 0.4
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 1) (%) 2016 83.0
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 2) (%) 2016 81.0
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) (%) 2013 48.7
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2014 18.8

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2013 52.7
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%) 2013 69.2
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%) 2013 15.4
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%) 2013 39.7
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 3.9
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 5.6
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 202.2
Nutrition component of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) 2007-2011 Weak
Nutrition component of Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) 2008 Weak
Nutrition Governance score 2009 Weak
Maternity leave 2013 9 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 No
Nutrition is part of medical curricula 2016-2017 No
Nutrition professionals density (per 100,000 population) 2016-2017 0.4
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2014 0.8
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 2,571
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%) 2018 -5.0
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 12.1
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 Yes

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 -2
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2017 0.835
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2016 0.9
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.5
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 0.3

Female Education Levels

Female Education Levels 1997

Education

Education

Under 5 Mortality

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

Policy title Start Year
Cabinet Decree No (91) for the Year 2013 Concerning Necessary Measures to Address Widespread Malnutrition in the Country 2013
National Agriculture Sector Strategy 2012- 2016 2012
National Nutrition Strategy for Yemen 2009
Third Five Year National Plan for Health Development and Poverty Reduction الخطة الخمسة الثالثة للتنمية الصحية والتخفيف من الفقر 2006
Republican Resolution No. 13 issuing the Implementing Regulation of the Law No. 32 of 1996 regarding the addition of iodine to table salt. قرار جمهوري رقم (13) لسنة 2003 م بشأن اللائحة التنفيذية للقانون رقم ١٣ لسنة ١٩٩٦م بشأن اضافة اليود الى ملح الطعام 2003
(قرار رئيس مجلس الوزراء رقم ١٨ لسنة ٢٠٠٢م بشأن لائحة تشجيع وحماية الرضاعة الطبيعية) Cabinet Decree on Promoting and Protecting Breastfeeding 2002
Cabinet decree No.165 concerning fortification of oil and margarine with vitamin A and D, Wheat Flour Fortification with Iron and Folate قرار رئيس مجلس الوزراء رقم (165) لسنة 2001م بشأن تدعيم الزيت و السمن النباتي بفيتامين أ ، د و تدعيم دقيق القمح با 2001
قرار رئيس مجلس الوزراء رقم (١٦٥) لسنة ٢٠٠١ م بشأن تدعيم الزيت والسمن النباتي لفيتامين (أ،د) وتدعيم دقيق القمح بالحديد والفولات [oil and wheat fortification] 2001
Law No. 25 of 1997, amending certain provisions of the Presidential Order to promulgate the Labour Code No. 5 of 1995. 1997
Progamme title and actions Start Year
Anaemia prevention in refugee children and surrounding host community in Yemen - Multiple micronutrient powder (point-of-use fortification)  
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 (q20) - Media promotion of healthy nutrition  
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: School health and nutrition (q11) - Deworming  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - Nutrition education included in school curriculum