Current Health and Nutrition Situation

• 2017 National Demographic and Health Survey

• 2018 Expanded National Nutrition Survey
o Current smokers (at least 1 cig a day or on a regular/occasional basis (weekly or less))
Age 2015 2018
10-12 .8 % .1 %
13-15 2.7 1.8 Significant decrease across all
16-17 9.6 6.8 ages
18-<20 17.1 13.9
All 5.5 4.0

o Anemia (13-19 yo)

2013 2018 Slight decrease in males;
Male 5.3 % 5.2 % increased female prevalence
Female 10.4 11.1 and over all rate; prevalence in
All 7.7 8.1 females remains a concern

o UIE
§ Severe (3.6%), moderate(8.0%) and mild (15.8%) iodine deficiency still exists in
adolescents aged 10-12
o CEM in non-pregnant, non-lactating females <20 yo
§ Comparing 2015 and 2018 data, CEM prevalence decreased remarkably from 14.9% to
9.5%
o Overweight and obese in non-pregnant, non-lactating females <20 yo
§ Comparing 2015 and 2018 data, CEM prevalence increased from 8.1% to 10.8%
o Teenage pregnancy
§ Comparing 2015 and 2018 data, CEM prevalence decreased from 39.7% to 36.3%
o Lactating mothers <20 yo
§ CEM
- Comparing 2015 and 2018 data, CEM prevalence decreased by a from 11.4% to
8.2%
§ Obesity
- Comparing 2015 and 2018 data, obesity prevalence decreased by a from 10.9%
to 9.2%
How are we faring
A. PPAN
B. SGDs
Is it getting better or worse?
• Wasting
• Overweight
o Worsened (9.2% in 2015 à 11.6 in 2018); needs more attention
How does this compare to the global situation?