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  • Contextual factors
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Riosca náisiúnta murtaill *7/10This is a composite ‘obesity risk’ score (out of 10, the highest risk) based on obesity prevalence, rate of increase, likelihood of meeting the 2025 target, treatment indicator and childhood stunting levels.Riosca murtaill na hóige *8/11This is a ‘risk score’ for each country’s likelihood of having or acquiring a major childhood obesity problem during the 2020s, taking account of current prevalence levels and risk for future obesity (based on stunting among infants, maternal obesity, maternal smoking, and breastfeeding rates).
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Comhghalrachtaí

Brú fola ardaithe

Colaistéaról ardaithe

Glúcós fola céalacain ardaithe

Forleithne diaibéitis

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Polsaithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin)

Straitéis Chothaithe nó Sláinte

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Contextual factors

Contextual factors

Leitheadúlacht murtaill

Daoine Fásta, 2007-2008

Cineál an tsuirbhé:Tomhaiste
Aois:15-64
Samplamhéid:1059
Ceantar Clúdaithe:Náisiúnta
Tagairtí:Dominica STEPS Survey 2008
Mura gcuirtear a mhalairt in iúl, is ionann rómheáchan agus ICM idir 25kg agus 29.9kg/m², is ionann murtall agus ICM níos mó ná 30kg/m².
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Páistí, 2009

Cineál an tsuirbhé:Féintuairiscithe
Aois:13-15
Samplamhéid:1642
Ceantar Clúdaithe:Náisiúnta
Tagairtí:Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS), available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/gshs/Dominica_2009_FS.pdf?ua=1 (last accessed 25.11.20)
Cutoffs:WHO
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Gníomhaíocht choirp neamhimleor

Daoine Fásta, 2016

Tagairtí:Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7
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Fir, 2016

Tagairtí:Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7
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Mná, 2016

Tagairtí:Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7
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Páistí, 2016

Cineál an tsuirbhé:Féintuairiscithe
Aois:11-17
Tagairtí:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Nótaí:% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)
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Buachaillí, 2016

Cineál an tsuirbhé:Féintuairiscithe
Aois:11-17
Tagairtí:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Nótaí:% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)
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Cailíní, 2016

Cineál an tsuirbhé:Féintuairiscithe
Aois:11-17
Tagairtí:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Nótaí:% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)
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Páistí, 2010

Aois:11-17
Tagairtí:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Nótaí:% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)
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Buachaillí, 2010

Aois:11-17
Tagairtí:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Nótaí:% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)
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Cailíní, 2010

Aois:11-17
Tagairtí:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Nótaí:% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)
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Meánmhinicíocht laethúil ólta na ndeochanna boga carbónáitithe

Páistí, 2009-2015

Cineál an tsuirbhé:Tomhaiste
Aois:12-17
Tagairtí:Beal et al. (2019). Global Patterns of Adolescent Fruit, Vegetable, Carbonated Soft Drink, and Fast-food consumption: A meta-analysis of global school-based student health surveys. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/0379572119848287 sourced from Food Systems Dashboard http://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org/food-system
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Estimated per capita fruit intake

Daoine Fásta, 2017

Cineál an tsuirbhé:Tomhaiste
Aois:25+
Tagairtí:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Estimated per-capita fruit intake (g/day)
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Leitheadúlacht níos lú ná ithe laethúil torthaí

Páistí, 2009-2015

Cineál an tsuirbhé:Tomhaiste
Aois:12-17
Tagairtí:Global School-based Student Health Surveys. Beal et al (2019). Global Patterns of Adolescent Fruit, Vegetable, Carbonated Soft Drink, and Fast-food consumption: A meta-analysis of global school-based student health surveys. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/0379572119848287. Sourced from Food Systems Dashboard http://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org/food-system
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Prevalence of less-than-daily fruit consumption (% less-than-daily fruit consumption)
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Leitheadúlacht níos lú ná ithe laethúil glasraí

Páistí, 2009-2015

Cineál an tsuirbhé:Tomhaiste
Aois:12-17
Tagairtí:Beal et al. (2019). Global Patterns of Adolescent Fruit, Vegetable, Carbonated Soft Drink, and Fast-food consumption: A meta-analysis of global school-based student health surveys. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/0379572119848287 sourced from Food Systems Dashboard http://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org/food-system
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Prevalence of less-than-daily vegetable consumption (% less-than-daily vegetable consumption)
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Meánmhinicíocht sheachtainiúil ithe an mhearbhia

Páistí, 2009-2015

Aois:12-17
Tagairtí:Beal et al. (2019). Global Patterns of Adolescent Fruit, Vegetable, Carbonated Soft Drink, and Fast-food consumption: A meta-analysis of global school-based student health surveys. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/0379572119848287 sourced from Food Systems Dashboard http://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org/food-system
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Iontógáil mheasta feola próiseáilte per capita

Daoine Fásta, 2017

Cineál an tsuirbhé:Tomhaiste
Aois:25+
Tagairtí:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Estimated per-capita processed meat intake (g per day)
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Estimated per capita whole grains intake

Daoine Fásta, 2017

Cineál an tsuirbhé:Tomhaiste
Aois:25+
Tagairtí:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day)
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Brú fola ardaithe

Daoine Fásta, 2015

Tagairtí:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).
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Fir, 2015

Tagairtí:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).
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Mná, 2015

Tagairtí:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).
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Colaistéaról ardaithe

Daoine Fásta, 2008

Tagairtí:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).
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Fir, 2008

Tagairtí:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).
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Mná, 2008

Tagairtí:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).
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Glúcós fola céalacain ardaithe

Fir, 2014

Tagairtí:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication).
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Mná, 2014

Tagairtí:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication).
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Forleithne diaibéitis

Daoine Fásta, 2021

Aois:20-79
Ceantar Clúdaithe:Náisiúnta
Tagairtí:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation.  IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, %
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Daoine Fásta, 2019

Aois:20-79
Tagairtí:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).
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Daoine Fásta, 2017

Tagairtí:Reproduced with kind permission of IDF, International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 8th edition. Brussels, Belgium: International Diabetes Federation, 2017. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).
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Policies, Interventions and Actions

NCD Country Profiles 2018 (Obesity Targets)

The profiles also provide data on the key metabolic risk factors, namely raised blood pressure, raised blood glucose and obesity and National Targets on Obesity (as of 2017)

Categories:Evidence of Obesity Target
Year(s):2017 (ongoing)
Target age group:Daoine fásta agus páistí
Organisation:World Health Organisation
References:Noncommunicable diseases country profiles 2018. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

Excise Tax (Amendment) Order, 2015

Mandatory volume or weight based specific excise tax on unhealthy food or drink products. (Available only in English language)

Categories:Taxation/Subsidies on Food or Beverages or law relating to public health
Year(s):2015 (ongoing)
Target age group:Daoine fásta agus páistí
Organisation:House of Assembly
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Information provided with kind permission of WHO Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA): https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/en/node/26239 (last accessed 11.08.22)

CARICOM Regional Standard: Specification for labelling of pre-packaged foods (CRS 5: 2010)

Voluntary national labelling guidelines for packaged foods and drinks in place but mandatory when there is a health or nutrition claim. (Available only in English language)

Categories:Labelling Regulation/Guidelines
Year(s):2010 (ongoing)
Target age group:Daoine fásta agus páistí
Organisation:CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Information provided with kind permission of WHO Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA): https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/en/node/25355 (last accessed 10.08.22)

Dominica food-based dietary guidelines

The guidelines were developed in a process led by the Office of the First Lady and the Ministry of Public Health, in collaboration with other ministries, universities, consumer groups, the FAO, the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama and the Pan American Health Organization. The guidelines are endorsed by the Ministry of Public Health, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Agriculture.

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2007 (ongoing)
Target age group:Daoine fásta agus páistí
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Find out more:www.fao.org
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. http://www.fao.org/nutrition/education/food-dietary-guidelines/regions/countries/dominica/en/ (last accessed 1 March 2016)

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-(voluntary)
Front-of-package labelling?Absent
Back-of-pack nutrition declaration?Present
Color coding?Absent
Warning label?Absent

Regulation and marketing

Are there fiscal policies on unhealthy products?Present
Tax on unhealthy foods?Present
Tax on unhealthy drinks?Present
Are there fiscal policies on healthy products?Absent
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?Incoming
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?Unknown
Comprehensive nutrition strategy?Absent
Comprehensive physical activity strategy?Absent
Evidence-based dietary guidelines and/or RDAs?Present
National target(s) on reducing obesity?Present
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 October 26, 2022

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