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Calcium Dashboard – Details by Country

Congo (the)


Country Typology: High disease risk, high intervention/policy environment

Health Data

Preterm Births:

  • GBD Estimates: DALYS per 100,000 [CI]: 1139 [817, 1550] 1

Maternal Hypertensive Disorders - DALYS & Deaths: 2

  • DALYs per 100,000: 238.13 [142.45, 379.59]
  • Deaths per 100,000: 3.89 [2.25, 6.30]

Bone Fractures Incidence Rate per 100,000 [CI]: 989.6 [908.4, 1080] 3

Diet and Food Supply

Apparent Calcium Intake: 213.9 mg/day 4

Policies

Calcium Fortification:
No fortification policy

Antenatal Care Guidelines: 5

  • Supplementation Recommendation:
    Target: Women with low calcium intake
  • Food-Based Recommendation:
    • Milk and dairy products (cheese, yogurt)
    • Green leafy vegetables
    • Dried fruits (figs, apricots)
    • Legumes
    • Nuts and seeds (almonds, sesame)
    • Mineral water rich in calcium

References:

1 Preterm Births - GBD Estimates
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Accessed 7/23/2025). For terms and conditions of use, please visit http://www.healthdata.org/about/terms-and-conditions

2 Maternal Hypertensive Disorders - DALYS & Deaths
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Accessed 9/16/2024).

3 Bone Fractures
Global Burden of Disease Collaborative Network. Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021). Seattle, United States: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), 2022. Available from https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/. (Accessed 7/18/2025).

4 Apparent Calcium Intake
Updated for 2022 based on: Lividini, K., Masters, W.A. Tracing global flows of bioactive compounds from farm to fork in nutrient balance sheets can help guide intervention towards healthier food supplies. Nat Food 3, 703–715 (2022).

5 Antenatal Care Guidelines
Ministerul Sănătății. Muncii și Protecției Sociale al Republicii Moldova. GHID PRIVIND NUTRIȚIA ÎN PERIOADA PRECONCEPȚIONALĂ, SARCINĂ ȘI LACTAȚIE. Published online 2018. Accessed July 11, 2024. https://prosanatate.md/instrumente/ghid-privind-nutritia-in-perioada-preconceptionala-sarcina-si-alaptare-ordinul-ministerului-sanatatii-muncii-si-protectiei-sociale-nr-749-din-15-iunie-2018/