• Prezentare generală
  • Prevalența obezității
  • Clasificarea populației
  • Conducători auto
  • Comorbidități
  • Impactul economic
  • Politici (disponibile numai în limba engleză)
  • Contextual factors
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Prevalența obezității

Adulți, 2013

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Vârstă:18-64
Dimensiunea eșantionului:2531
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Pengpid S, Vonglokham M, Kounnavong S et al.The prevalence of underweight and overweight/obesity and its correlates among adults in Laos: a cross-sectional national populationbased survey, 2013. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-018-0571-5
Note (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Paper provides data using Asian Cut Offs. The data presented on map uses BMI 25-29,9 kg/m2 overweight and BMI=>30 kg/m2 Obesity. Downloadable graphics use Asia specific cut offs
Cu excepția cazului în care se specifică altfel, supraponderalitatea se referă la un IMC între 25 kg și 29,9 kg/m², obezitatea se referă la un IMC mai mare de 30 kg/m².

Copii, 2015

Tip de studiu:Auto-raportat
Vârstă:13-17
Dimensiunea eșantionului:3683
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Lao People's Democratic Republic - Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2015 https://extranet.who.int/ncdsmicrodata/index.php/catalog/483 (Last accessed 20.10.2020)
Cutoffs:WHO

Exces de greutate/obezitate în funcție de educație

Adulți, 2013

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Vârstă:18-64
Dimensiunea eșantionului:2531
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Pengpid S, Vonglokham M, Kounnavong S et al.The prevalence of underweight and overweight/obesity and its correlates among adults in Laos: a cross-sectional national populationbased survey, 2013. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-018-0571-5
Note (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Asia specific cut offs are also available in paper and as a downloadable graphic
Cu excepția cazului în care se specifică altfel, supraponderalitatea se referă la un IMC între 25 kg și 29,9 kg/m², obezitatea se referă la un IMC mai mare de 30 kg/m².

Exces de greutate/obezitate în funcție de vârstă

Adulți, 2013

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Dimensiunea eșantionului:2531
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Pengpid S, Vonglokham M, Kounnavong S et al.The prevalence of underweight and overweight/obesity and its correlates among adults in Laos: a cross-sectional national populationbased survey, 2013. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-018-0571-5
Cutoffs:Paper provides data using Asian Cut Offs. The data presented on map uses BMI 25-29,9 kg/m2 overweight and BMI=>30 kg/m2 Obesity. Downloadable graphics use Asia specific cut offs
Cu excepția cazului în care se specifică altfel, supraponderalitatea se referă la un IMC între 25 kg și 29,9 kg/m², obezitatea se referă la un IMC mai mare de 30 kg/m².

Copii, 2015

Tip de studiu:Auto-raportat
Dimensiunea eșantionului:3683
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Global School-based Student Health Survey Laos Factsheet 2015. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/ncds/ncd-surveillance/data-reporting/lao-people-s-democratic-republic/gshs/2015-laos-gshs-fact-sheet.pdf?sfvrsn=75985ce2_3&download=true. Accessed: 05.10.21.

Exces de greutate/obezitate în funcție de regiune

Adulți, 2013

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Vârstă:18-64
Dimensiunea eșantionului:2531
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Pengpid S, Vonglokham M, Kounnavong S et al.The prevalence of underweight and overweight/obesity and its correlates among adults in Laos: a cross-sectional national populationbased survey, 2013. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-018-0571-5
Note (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Asia specific cut offs are also available in paper and as a downloadable graphic
Cu excepția cazului în care se specifică altfel, supraponderalitatea se referă la un IMC între 25 kg și 29,9 kg/m², obezitatea se referă la un IMC mai mare de 30 kg/m².

Exces de greutate/obezitate în funcție de grupul socio-economic

Adulți, 2013

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Vârstă:18-64
Dimensiunea eșantionului:2531
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Pengpid S, Vonglokham M, Kounnavong S et al.The prevalence of underweight and overweight/obesity and its correlates among adults in Laos: a cross-sectional national populationbased survey, 2013. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-018-0571-5
Note (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Asia specific cut offs are also available in paper
Cu excepția cazului în care se specifică altfel, supraponderalitatea se referă la un IMC între 25 kg și 29,9 kg/m², obezitatea se referă la un IMC mai mare de 30 kg/m².

Activitate fizică insuficientă

Adulți, 2016

Bibliografie: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

Bărbați, 2016

Bibliografie: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

Femei, 2016

Bibliografie: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

Copii, 2016

Tip de studiu:Auto-raportat
Vârstă:11-17
Bibliografie:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Note (disponibile numai în limba engleză):% 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.
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Băieți, 2016

Tip de studiu:Auto-raportat
Vârstă:11-17
Bibliografie:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Note (disponibile numai în limba engleză):% 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.
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Fete, 2016

Tip de studiu:Auto-raportat
Vârstă:11-17
Bibliografie:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Note (disponibile numai în limba engleză):% 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.
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Frecvența medie zilnică a consumului a băuturilor răcoritoare carbogazoase

Copii, 2010-2015

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Vârstă:12-17
Bibliografie: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

Estimated per capita fruit intake

Adulți, 2017

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Vârstă:25+
Bibliografie:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Estimated per-capita fruit intake (g/day)

Frecvență mai mică decât zilnică a consumului de fructe

Copii, 2010-2015

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Vârstă:12-17
Bibliografie: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
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Prevalence of less-than-daily fruit consumption (% less-than-daily fruit consumption)

Frecvență mai mică decât zilnică a consumului de legume

Copii, 2010-2015

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Vârstă:12-17
Bibliografie: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
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Prevalence of less-than-daily vegetable consumption (% less-than-daily vegetable consumption)

Frecvența medie săptămânală a consumului de mâncăruri de tip fast-food

Copii, 2010-2015

Vârstă:12-17
Bibliografie: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

Consum estimat de carne procesată pe cap de locuitor

Adulți, 2017

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Vârstă:25+
Bibliografie:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Estimated per-capita processed meat intake (g per day)

Estimated per capita whole grains intake

Adulți, 2017

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Vârstă:25+
Bibliografie:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day)

Sănătate mintală - tulburări depresive

Adulți, 2015

Bibliografie:Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):% of population with depression disorders

Sănătate mintală - tulburări de anxietate

Adulți, 2015

Bibliografie:Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):% of population with anxiety disorders

% sugari hrăniți exclusiv la sân 0-5 luni

Copii, 2004-2020

Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Lao Social Indicator Survey II 2017, Survey Findings Report. Vientiane, Lao PDR: Lao Statistics Bureau and UNICEF
Note (disponibile numai în limba engleză):See UNICEF website for further survey information. Available at : https://data.unicef.org/resources/dataset/infant-young-child-feeding/ (last accessed 28.9.21) Citation: United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2021). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Infant and Young Child Feeding: Exclusive breastfeeding, New York, September 2021.
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):% exclusively breastfed 0-5 months

Cancer esofagian

Bărbați, 2020

Vârstă:20+
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2211
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Femei, 2020

Vârstă:20+
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2211
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Cancer mamar

Femei, 2020

Vârstă:20+
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2211
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Cancer colorectal

Bărbați, 2020

Vârstă:20+
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2211
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Femei, 2020

Vârstă:20+
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2211
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Cancer pancreatic

Bărbați, 2020

Vârstă:20+
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2211
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Femei, 2020

Vârstă:20+
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2211
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Cancerul vezicii biliare

Bărbați, 2020

Vârstă:20+
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2211
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Femei, 2020

Vârstă:20+
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2211
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Cancer renal

Bărbați, 2020

Vârstă:20+
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2211
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Femei, 2020

Vârstă:20+
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2211
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Cancer uterin

Femei, 2020

Vârstă:20+
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2211
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Tensiune arterială ridicată

Adulți, 2015

Bibliografie:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

Bărbați, 2015

Bibliografie:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

Femei, 2015

Bibliografie:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

Colesterol mare

Adulți, 2008

Bibliografie:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

Bărbați, 2008

Bibliografie:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

Femei, 2008

Bibliografie:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

Glicemie mare în condiții de repaus alimentar

Bărbați, 2014

Bibliografie:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication).

Femei, 2014

Bibliografie:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication).

Prevalența diabetului

Adulți, 2021

Vârstă:20-79
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation.  IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, %

Adulți, 2019

Vârstă:20-79
Bibliografie:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).

Adulți, 2017

Bibliografie:Reproduced with kind permission of IDF, International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 8th edition. Brussels, Belgium: International Diabetes Federation, 2017. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).

Economic impact of overweight and obesity

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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:Adulți și copii
Organisation:World Health Organisation
References:Noncommunicable diseases country profiles 2018. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

National Nutrition Strategy to 2025. Plan of action 2016-2020.

Nutrition strategy including goal to keep obesity prevalence equal to or below 2% in children under 5.

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2016-2020
Target age group:Adulți și copii
Organisation:Various ministries
Linked document:Download linked document

National Multisectoral Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases 2014-2020

National strategy for the prevention and control of NCDs, including obesity/

Categories:Evidence of NCD strategy
Categories (partial):Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2014-2020
Target age group:Adulți și copii
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Linked document:Download linked document
References:https://extranet.who.int/ncdccs/documents/Db

National Nutrition Committee

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2013 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adulți și copii
Find out more:extranet.who.int
Linked document:Download linked document

Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes: National Implementation of the International Code Status Report 2016 (Promotion of Breastfeeding)

The 2016 report provides information on the status of implementing the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes and subsequent relevant World Health Assembly resolutions (“the Code”) in and by countries. The report also identifies in which countries they actively promote the benefits of breastfeeding.

Categories:Evidence of Breastfeeding promotion or related activity
Target age group:Adulți
Organisation:WHO UNICEF IBFAN
References:WHO. UNICEF. IBFAN. Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: National Implementation of the International Code. Status Report 2016. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2016

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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?Absent
Front-of-package labelling?Absent
Back-of-pack nutrition declaration?Absent
Color coding?Absent
Warning label?Absent

Regulation and marketing

Are there fiscal policies on unhealthy products?Absent
Tax on unhealthy foods?Absent
Tax on unhealthy drinks?Absent
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?Absent
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?Present
Comprehensive physical activity strategy?Absent
Evidence-based dietary guidelines and/or RDAs?Absent
National target(s) on reducing obesity?Present
Guidelines/policy on obesity treatment?Absent
Promotion of breastfeeding?Present

Monitoring and surveillance

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

Governance and resource

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

Key

Present
Present (voluntary)
Incoming
Absent
Unknown

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