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Prevalencia de obesidad

Adultos, 2017-2018

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:18+
Tamaño de la muestra:1005
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:2017-2018 STEPS Country Report American Samoa. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/ncds/ncd-surveillance/american_samoa_steps_hybrid_2017-2018-final-report.pdf?sfvrsn=2d828855_1&download=true (last accessed 05.12.22)
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Adultos, 2004

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:25-64
Tamaño de la muestra:1969
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:American Samoa STEPS Survey 2004. Available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/steps/AmericanSamoaSTEPSReport.pdf (last accessed 18.08.2020)
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Niños, 2011

Tipo de encuesta:Autodeclarado
Edad:14-18
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Kessaram, T., McKenzie, J., Girin, N. et al. Overweight, obesity, physical activity and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in adolescents of Pacific islands: results from the Global School-Based Student Health Survey and the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System. BMC Obes 2, 34 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40608-015-0062-4
Notas:Students in grades 9–12 (approximate age 14-18). No sample size noted. Sample was from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System survey.
Cutoffs:CDC

Sobrepeso/obesidad según nivel de estudios

Adultos, 2017-2018

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:18+
Tamaño de la muestra:1005
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:2017-2018 STEPS Country Report American Samoa. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/ncds/ncd-surveillance/american_samoa_steps_hybrid_2017-2018-final-report.pdf?sfvrsn=2d828855_1&download=true (last accessed 05.12.22)
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Sobrepeso/obesidad por edad

Adultos, 2017-2018

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Tamaño de la muestra:1005
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:2017-2018 STEPS Country Report American Samoa. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/ncds/ncd-surveillance/american_samoa_steps_hybrid_2017-2018-final-report.pdf?sfvrsn=2d828855_1&download=true (last accessed 05.12.22)
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Adultos, 2004

Tamaño de la muestra:1969
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:American Samoa STEPS Survey 2004. Available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/steps/AmericanSamoaSTEPSReport.pdf (last accessed 18.08.2020)
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Sobrepeso/obesidad por región

Adultos, 2017-2018

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:18+
Tamaño de la muestra:1005
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:2017-2018 STEPS Country Report American Samoa. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/ncds/ncd-surveillance/american_samoa_steps_hybrid_2017-2018-final-report.pdf?sfvrsn=2d828855_1&download=true (last accessed 05.12.22)
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Estimated per capita fruit intake

Adultos, 2017

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:25+
Referencias:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Estimated per-capita fruit intake (g/day)

Ingesta estimada de carne procesada per cápita

Adultos, 2017

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:25+
Referencias:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Estimated per-capita processed meat intake (g per day)

Estimated per capita whole grains intake

Adultos, 2017

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:25+
Referencias:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day)

Prevalencia de la diabetes

Adultos, 2021

Edad:20-79
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation.  IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, %

Policies, Interventions and Actions

Food safety and quality regulations

Mandatory national labelling guidelines for packaged foods and drinks. (Available only in English language)

Categories:Labelling Regulation/Guidelines
Year(s):2017 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adultos
Linked document:Download linked document

No actions could be found for the above criteria.

Contextual factors

Disclaimer: These contextual factors should be interpreted with care. Results are updated as regularly as possible and use very specific criteria. The criteria used and full definitions are available for download at the bottom of this page.

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Labelling

Is there mandatory nutrition labelling?Present
Front-of-package labelling?Unknown
Back-of-pack nutrition declaration?Unknown
Color coding?Absent
Warning label?Absent

Regulation and marketing

Are there fiscal policies on unhealthy products?Present
Tax on unhealthy foods?Unknown
Tax on unhealthy drinks?Absent
Are there fiscal policies on healthy products?Present
Subsidy on fruits?Absent
Subsidy on vegetables?Absent
Subsidy on other healthy products?Absent
Mandatory limit or ban of trans fat (all settings)?Absent
Mandatory limit of trans fats in place (all settings)? Absent
Ban on trans-fats or phos in place (all settings)? Absent
Are there any mandatory policies/marketing restrictions on the promotion of unhealthy food/drinks to children?Absent
Mandatory restriction on broadcast media?Absent
Mandatory restriction on non-broadcast media?Absent
Voluntary policies/marketing restrictions on the promotion of unhealthy food/drinks to children?Absent
Are there mandatory standards for food in schools?Unknown
Are there any mandatory nutrient limits in any manufactured food products?Absent
Nutrition standards for public sector procurement?Absent

Political will and support

National obesity strategy or nutrition and physical activity national strategy?Absent
National obesity strategy?Absent
National childhood obesity strategy?Absent
Comprehensive nutrition strategy?Absent
Comprehensive physical activity strategy?Absent
Evidence-based dietary guidelines and/or RDAs?Absent
National target(s) on reducing obesity?Absent
Guidelines/policy on obesity treatment?Absent
Promotion of breastfeeding?Absent

Monitoring and surveillance

Monitoring of the prevalence and incidence for the main obesity-related NCDs and risk factors?Present
Within 5 years?Absent

Governance and resource

Multi-sectoral national co-ordination mechanism for obesity or nutrition (including obesity)?Absent

Key

Present
Present (voluntary)
Incoming
Absent
Unknown

Last updated November 27, 2022

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