• Přehled
  • Prevalence obezity
  • Rozdělení populace
  • Faktory
  • Komorbidity
  • Ekonomický dopad
  • Zásady (k dispozici pouze v angličtině)
  • Contextual factors
Načítání dat – čekejte prosím

Prevalence obezity

Dospělí, 2014

Typ průzkumu:Naměřené
Věk:15-49
Velikost vzorku:5738
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Ministry of Health/Lesotho and ICF International. 2016. Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Maseru, Lesotho: Ministry of Health/Lesotho and ICF International https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR309/FR309.pdf (Last accessed 05.08.20)
Poznámky:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. NB. Combined adult data estimated. These estimates were calculated by weighting male and female survey results. Weighting based on World Bank Population % total female 2019 (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL.FE.ZS - accessed 08.10.20)'
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Dospělí, 2012

Typ průzkumu:Naměřené
Věk:25-64
Velikost vzorku:2310
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Lesotho STEPS Survey 2012
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Dospělí, 2009

Typ průzkumu:Naměřené
Velikost vzorku:6891
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Ministry of Health and Social Welfare - MOHSW/Lesotho and ICF Macro. 2010. Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2009. Maseru, Lesotho: MOHSW and ICF Macro.
Poznámky:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. Sample size = 3682 women and 3209 men
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Děti, 2014

Typ průzkumu:Naměřené
Věk:15-19
Velikost vzorku:1146
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Benedict, Rukundo K., Allison Schmale, and Sorrel Namaste. 2018. Adolescent Nutrition 2000-2017: DHS Data on Adolescents Age 15-19. DHS Comparative Report No. 47. Rockville, Maryland, USA: ICF. Ministry of Health/Lesotho and ICF International. 2016. Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Maseru, Lesotho: Ministry of Health/Lesotho and ICF International
Poznámky:577 girls and 569 boys
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):BMI for age: between +1 SD and +2 SD is overweight and greater than +2 SD is obesity
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

Nadváha/obezita podle vzdělání

Muži, 2014

Typ průzkumu:Naměřené
Věk:15-49
Velikost vzorku:5738
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Ministry of Health/Lesotho and ICF International. 2016. Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Maseru, Lesotho: Ministry of Health/Lesotho and ICF International https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR309/FR309.pdf (Last accessed 05.08.20)
Poznámky:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. 3155 Women, 2583 Men
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Ženy, 2014

Typ průzkumu:Naměřené
Věk:15-49
Velikost vzorku:5738
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Ministry of Health/Lesotho and ICF International. 2016. Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Maseru, Lesotho: Ministry of Health/Lesotho and ICF International https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR309/FR309.pdf (Last accessed 05.08.20)
Poznámky:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. 3155 Women, 2583 Men
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Muži, 2009

Typ průzkumu:Naměřené
Velikost vzorku:6590
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Ministry of Health and Social Welfare - MOHSW/Lesotho and ICF Macro. 2010. Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2009. Maseru, Lesotho: MOHSW and ICF Macro.
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Ženy, 2009

Typ průzkumu:Naměřené
Velikost vzorku:6590
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Ministry of Health and Social Welfare - MOHSW/Lesotho and ICF Macro. 2010. Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2009. Maseru, Lesotho: MOHSW and ICF Macro.
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Nadváha/obezita podle věku

Dospělí, 2014

Typ průzkumu:Naměřené
Velikost vzorku:6008 (3155 Women, 2853 Men)
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Ministry of Health/Lesotho and ICF International. 2016. Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Maseru, Lesotho: Ministry of Health/Lesotho and ICF International
Poznámky:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Dospělí, 2009

Typ průzkumu:Naměřené
Velikost vzorku:6590
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Ministry of Health and Social Welfare - MOHSW/Lesotho and ICF Macro. 2010. Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2009. Maseru, Lesotho: MOHSW and ICF Macro.
Poznámky:Sample size = 3682 women and 2908 men
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Nadváha/obezita podle regionu

Muži, 2014

Typ průzkumu:Naměřené
Věk:15-49
Velikost vzorku:5738 (3155 Women, 2583 Men)
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Ministry of Health/Lesotho and ICF International. 2016. Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Maseru, Lesotho: Ministry of Health/Lesotho and ICF International
Poznámky:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Ženy, 2014

Typ průzkumu:Naměřené
Věk:15-49
Velikost vzorku:5738 (3155 Women, 2583 Men)
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Ministry of Health/Lesotho and ICF International. 2016. Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Maseru, Lesotho: Ministry of Health/Lesotho and ICF International
Poznámky:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Muži, 2009

Typ průzkumu:Naměřené
Věk:15-49
Velikost vzorku:6590
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Ministry of Health and Social Welfare - MOHSW/Lesotho and ICF Macro. 2010. Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2009. Maseru, Lesotho: MOHSW and ICF Macro.
Poznámky:Sample size = 3682 women and 2908 men
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Ženy, 2009

Typ průzkumu:Naměřené
Věk:15-49
Velikost vzorku:6590
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Ministry of Health and Social Welfare - MOHSW/Lesotho and ICF Macro. 2010. Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2009. Maseru, Lesotho: MOHSW and ICF Macro.
Poznámky:Sample size = 3682 women and 2908 men
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Nadváha/obezita podle sociálně-ekonomické skupiny

Muži, 2014

Typ průzkumu:Naměřené
Věk:15-49
Velikost vzorku:5738
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Ministry of Health/Lesotho and ICF International. 2016. Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Maseru, Lesotho: Ministry of Health/Lesotho and ICF International https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR309/FR309.pdf (Last accessed 05.08.20)
Poznámky:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. 3155 Women, 2583 Men
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Ženy, 2014

Typ průzkumu:Naměřené
Věk:15-49
Velikost vzorku:5738
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Ministry of Health/Lesotho and ICF International. 2016. Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Maseru, Lesotho: Ministry of Health/Lesotho and ICF International https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR309/FR309.pdf (Last accessed 05.08.20)
Poznámky:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. 3155 Women, 2583 Men
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Muži, 2009

Typ průzkumu:Naměřené
Věk:15-49
Velikost vzorku:6590
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Ministry of Health and Social Welfare - MOHSW/Lesotho and ICF Macro. 2010. Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2009. Maseru, Lesotho: MOHSW and ICF Macro.
Poznámky:Sample size = 3682 women and 2908 men
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Ženy, 2009

Typ průzkumu:Naměřené
Věk:15-49
Velikost vzorku:6590
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Ministry of Health and Social Welfare - MOHSW/Lesotho and ICF Macro. 2010. Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2009. Maseru, Lesotho: MOHSW and ICF Macro.
Poznámky:Sample size = 3682 women and 2908 men
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Nedostatečná fyzická aktivita

Dospělí, 2016

Reference: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

Muži, 2016

Reference: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

Ženy, 2016

Reference: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

Estimated per capita fruit intake

Dospělí, 2017

Typ průzkumu:Naměřené
Věk:25+
Reference:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):Estimated per-capita fruit intake (g/day)

Odhadovaný příjem zpracovaného masa na osobu

Dospělí, 2017

Typ průzkumu:Naměřené
Věk:25+
Reference:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):Estimated per-capita processed meat intake (g per day)

Estimated per capita whole grains intake

Dospělí, 2017

Typ průzkumu:Naměřené
Věk:25+
Reference:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day)

Duševní zdraví – stavy deprese

Dospělí, 2015

Reference: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.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):% of population with depression disorders

Duševní zdraví – stavy úzkosti

Dospělí, 2015

Reference: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.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):% of population with anxiety disorders

% výhradně kojených dětí 0–⁠5 měsíců

Děti, 2005-2020

Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Lesotho Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2018, Survey Findings Report. Maseru, Lesotho: Bureau of Statistics.
Poznámky: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.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):% exclusively breastfed 0-5 months

Rakovina jícnu

Muži, 2020

Věk:20+
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference: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 10.01.2217
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Ženy, 2020

Věk:20+
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference: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 10.01.2217
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Rakovina prsu

Ženy, 2020

Věk:20+
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference: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 10.01.2217
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Rakovina tlustého střeva a konečníku

Muži, 2020

Věk:20+
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference: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 10.01.2217
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Ženy, 2020

Věk:20+
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference: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 10.01.2217
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Rakovina slinivky břišní

Muži, 2020

Věk:20+
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference: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 10.01.2217
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Ženy, 2020

Věk:20+
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference: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 10.01.2217
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Rakovina žlučníku

Muži, 2020

Věk:20+
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference: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 10.01.2217
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Ženy, 2020

Věk:20+
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference: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 10.01.2217
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Rakovina ledvin

Muži, 2020

Věk:20+
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference: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 10.01.2217
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Ženy, 2020

Věk:20+
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference: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 10.01.2217
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Rakovina dělohy

Ženy, 2020

Věk:20+
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference: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 10.01.2217
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Zvýšený krevní tlak

Dospělí, 2015

Reference:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

Muži, 2015

Reference:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

Ženy, 2015

Reference:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

Zvýšený cholesterol

Dospělí, 2008

Reference:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

Muži, 2008

Reference:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

Ženy, 2008

Reference:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

Zvýšená hladina glukózy v krvi nalačno

Muži, 2014

Reference:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication).

Ženy, 2014

Reference:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication).

Prevalence diabetu

Dospělí, 2021

Věk:20-79
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation.  IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, %

Dospělí, 2019

Věk:20-79
Reference:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).

Dospělí, 2017

Reference:Reproduced with kind permission of IDF, International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 8th edition. Brussels, Belgium: International Diabetes Federation, 2017. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině):Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).

Economic impact of overweight and obesity

Country comparisons

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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:Dospělí a děti
Organisation:World Health Organisation
References:Noncommunicable diseases country profiles 2018. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

Lesotho Food and Nutrition Policy (LFNP) 2016-2025

Comprehensive Nutrition strategy (including overweight/obesity) adopted from 2016. (Available only in English language)

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2016-2025
Target age group:Dospělí a děti
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/40054 (last accessed 05.08.22)

Food and Nutrition Coordinating Office

National Multisectoral stakeholder mechanism in place (such as Coalition, Taskforce, Committee) for Obesity or Nutrition (including obesity)

Categories:Evidence of a multi-sectoral national coordination mechanism for obesity or nutrition (including obesity)
Year(s):1977 (ongoing)
Target age group:Dospělí a děti
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/27031 (last accessed 04.08.22)

GNPR 2016-17 (q7) Breastfeeeding promotion and/or counselling

WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017 reported the evidence of breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling (q7)

Categories:Evidence of Breastfeeding promotion or related activity
Target age group:Dospělí
Organisation:Ministry of Health (information provided by the GINA progam)
Find out more:extranet.who.int
References:Information provided with kind permission of WHO Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA): https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/en

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?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?Incoming
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?Absent

Governance and resource

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

Key

Present
Present (voluntary)
Incoming
Absent
Unknown

Last updated September 13, 2022

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