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Table 6 Vanuatu case study: demographic, nutrition and fish data

From: Fish, food security and health in Pacific Island countries and territories: a systematic literature review

Indicator

 

Result

Ref

Population

All

276, 579

[94]

 

<5 years

35 000

[95]

Life expectancy at birth

Male

70 years

[96]

 

Female

73 years

 

Births per year

 

7911

[2]

Mortality/1000

Infant

28

[96]

 

Under 5

31

 

Household expenditure on food

49.8 %

[97]

Nutrition

Vitamin A deficiency in pre-school aged children

16 %

[98]

Nutritional status among children <5 years:

Stunting

28.5 %

[96]

 

Wasting

4.4 %

 

Underweight

10.7 %

Nutritional status among adults

overweight or obese:

Women

49.5 %

[96]

aged 15–49 years

 

Men

35.8 %

 
 

Raised blood pressure:

47.2 %

[99]

 

Raised blood glucose:

19 %

[100]

 

Raised blood cholesterol:

37.6 %

[101]

Energy (kcal) available per capita

2820

[102]

Diet composition of population:

Carbohydrate

60 %

[103]

 

Fat

31 %

 
 

Total protein

9 %

 

Infant feeding practices:

Children < 5 years are ever breastfed

94.9 %

[96]

 

Infants exclusively breastfeed to 5 months

72.6 %

 

Households consuming adequate iodised salt:

50.7 %

[96]

Fish and fisheries

National Urban

Rural

Coastal

 

[27, 97]

Annual per capita fish consumption (kg)

20.3

19.3

20.6

29.9

 

Subsistence fishing

51 %

17 %

60 %

-

  

Purchased

49 %

83 %

40 %

-

  

Consumption of fresh fish

60 %

38 %

65 %

72 %

  

Fish as % of total protein consumption

Total protein

14.9 %

[102]

Animal protein

35.8 %

Forecasts of fish required for food (tonnes)

2010

8200

[27]

2020

10 700

2030

13 600

Rural households engaged in fishing activities

72 %

[104]

Dependence on fisheries for income :

Marine fishing activities

Urban

11 %

[105]

  

Rural

39 %

 
 

Fresh water fishing activities

Urban

4 %

 

Rural

21 %

Official fishing contribution to GDP

0.8 %

[104]

Contribution of fish access fees to national revenue

1.2 %

[104]

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