4 th National Seminar on Food Security and Nutrition under the theme Child and Maternal Nutrition...

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4th National Seminar on Food Security and Nutrition under the theme Child and

Maternal NutritionOverview of Child and Maternal

Nutrition in Cambodia

National Nutrition Program/MoHDr. Ou Kevanna

• From 2004 to 2009 energy intake increased by 50 calories per person per day

• Average energy intake among the poor is still lower than required (1770 calories per day)

Cambodia Poorest Richest

2010

1490

2580

2060

1690

2640

Average Energy Consumption from 2004-2009, CSES

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Laos

Myanmar

Cambodia

Philippines

Vietnam

Indonesia

Thailand

Singapore

32.329.6 28.3

20.7 20.2 19.6

73.3

Per cent of underweight children 0-5 years of age among ASEAN countries

(WHO 2011 World Health Statistics and UNICEF)

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CDHS 2000

CDHS 2005

CAS 2008

CDHS 2010

CDHS 2000

CDHS 2005

CAS 2008

CDHS 2010

CDHS 2000

CDHS 2005

CAS 2008

CDHS 2010

UNDERWEIGHT STUNTED (short) WASTED (thin)

38.4

28.2 28.8 28.3

49.7

43.239.5 39.9

16.8

8.4 8.9 10.9

Trends in U-5 Child Malnutrition from 2000-2010

2010 CMDG: 24.62015 CMDG: 19.2

2010 CMDG: 31.22015 CMDG: 24.5

2010 CMDG: 11.22015 CMDG: 10.1

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From age 6 to 24 months a child has ~7 diarrheal episodes

57%

No Toilet

66-7 8-9 10-11

12-13

14-15

16-17

18-19

20-21

22-23

24-25

26-27

28-29

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32-33

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48-49

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54-55

56-57

58-59

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10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

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100.0

Child Anaemia by Age, CDHS 2010

Child Anaemia by Age

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MOTHERS

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Anaemia Body Mass Index <18.50

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20

30

40

50

60

70

57.8

20.7

46.6

19.1

44.4

19.1

Trends in anaemia and body mass index of women 15-49 years of age, CDHS

CDHS 2000 CDHS 2005 CDHS 2010

CMDG 2015: 8%

CMDG 2015 19%

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CDHS 2000 CDHS 2005 CDHS 2010

66.4

57.1

52.7

Anaemia during pregnancy

CMDG 2010: 39%

CMDG 2015: 33%

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CONCLUSIONS

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GETTING BACK ON TRACK

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Child Underweight by Age, CDHS 2010

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Myanmar

Laos

Cambodia

Indonesia

Philippines

Vietnam

Thail

and

Singa

pore

71

5954

39

33

24

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Under 5 Mortality Rate among ASEAN countries