• Ülevaade
  • Rasvumise levimus
  • Rahvastiku jaotus
  • Tegurid
  • Kaasnevad haigused
  • Majanduslik mõju
  • Strateegiad
  • Contextual factors
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Rasvumise levimus

Täiskasvanud, 2011

Uuringu tüüp:Mõõdetud
Vanus:15-74
Valimi suurus:4081
Hõlmatud piirkond:Riiklik
Viited:STEPS Survey Paraguay 2011 available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/steps/Paraguay_2011_STEPS_Report.pdf (last accessed 19.10.20)
Kui ei ole märgitud teisiti, tähendab ülekaal KMI vahemikku 25 kg ja 29,9 kg/m², rasvumine KMI-t üle 30 kg/m².

Täiskasvanud, 1991-1992

Uuringu tüüp:Mõõdetud
Vanus:20-74
Valimi suurus:1606
Viited:Personal communication by Professor Rafael Figueredo Grijaba.
Märkused:Unclear if National or Regional
Kui ei ole märgitud teisiti, tähendab ülekaal KMI vahemikku 25 kg ja 29,9 kg/m², rasvumine KMI-t üle 30 kg/m².

Lapsed, 2017

Uuringu tüüp:Ise teatatud
Vanus:13-17
Valimi suurus:3149
Hõlmatud piirkond:Riiklik
Viited:Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS), available at https://www.who.int/chp/gshs/PYH2017_fact_sheet.pdf?ua=1 (last accessed 25.11.20)
Märkused:WHO cutoffs.
Cutoffs:WHO

Lapsed, 2016

Uuringu tüüp:Mõõdetud
Vanus:0-5
Valimi suurus:4384
Hõlmatud piirkond:Riiklik
Viited:MICS Paraguay 2016. https://www.unicef.org/paraguay/media/1631/file/MICS%202016.pdf (Accessed 12.07.21)
Märkused:Infants.
Mõisted:Weight for height. Overweight or obesity = >+2SD
Cutoffs:Other

Ülekaalulisus / rasvumine vanuse järgi

Täiskasvanud, 2011

Uuringu tüüp:Mõõdetud
Valimi suurus:4081
Hõlmatud piirkond:Riiklik
Viited:STEPS Survey Paraguay 2011 available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/steps/Paraguay_2011_STEPS_Report.pdf (last accessed 19.10.20)
Kui ei ole märgitud teisiti, tähendab ülekaal KMI vahemikku 25 kg ja 29,9 kg/m², rasvumine KMI-t üle 30 kg/m².

Ülekaalulisus / rasvumine piirkonna järgi

Lapsed, 2016

Uuringu tüüp:Mõõdetud
Valimi suurus:4384
Hõlmatud piirkond:Riiklik
Viited:MICS Paraguay 2016. https://www.unicef.org/paraguay/media/1631/file/MICS%202016.pdf (Accessed 12.07.21)
Märkused:Infants.
Mõisted:Weight for height. Overweight or obesity = >+2SD
Cutoffs:Other

Ebapiisav füüsiline aktiivsus

Täiskasvanud, 2016

Viited: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

Mehed, 2016

Viited: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

Naised, 2016

Viited: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

Lapsed, 2016

Uuringu tüüp:Ise teatatud
Vanus:11-17
Viited:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Märkused:% 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.
Mõisted:% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Poisid, 2016

Uuringu tüüp:Ise teatatud
Vanus:11-17
Viited:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Märkused:% 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.
Mõisted:% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Tüdrukud, 2016

Uuringu tüüp:Ise teatatud
Vanus:11-17
Viited:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Märkused:% 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.
Mõisted:% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Estimated per capita fruit intake

Täiskasvanud, 2017

Uuringu tüüp:Mõõdetud
Vanus:25+
Viited:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Mõisted:Estimated per-capita fruit intake (g/day)

Hinnanguline töödeldud liha tarbimine inimese kohta

Täiskasvanud, 2017

Uuringu tüüp:Mõõdetud
Vanus:25+
Viited:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Mõisted:Estimated per-capita processed meat intake (g per day)

Estimated per capita whole grains intake

Täiskasvanud, 2017

Uuringu tüüp:Mõõdetud
Vanus:25+
Viited:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Mõisted:Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day)

Vaimne tervis - depressiivsed häired

Täiskasvanud, 2015

Viited: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.
Mõisted:% of population with depression disorders

Vaimne tervis - ärevushäired

Täiskasvanud, 2015

Viited: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.
Mõisted:% of population with anxiety disorders

0.–5. elukuuni eranditult rinnapiimal imikute %

Lapsed, 1998-2019

Hõlmatud piirkond:Riiklik
Viited:Encuesta de Indicadores Multiples por Conglomerados MICS Paraguay 2016
Märkused: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.
Mõisted:% exclusively breastfed 0-5 months

Söögitoruvähk

Mehed, 2020

Vanus:20+
Hõlmatud piirkond:Riiklik
Viited: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 10.01.2279
Mõisted:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Naised, 2020

Vanus:20+
Hõlmatud piirkond:Riiklik
Viited: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 10.01.2279
Mõisted:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Rinnavähk

Naised, 2020

Vanus:20+
Hõlmatud piirkond:Riiklik
Viited: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 10.01.2279
Mõisted:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Pärasoolevähk

Mehed, 2020

Vanus:20+
Hõlmatud piirkond:Riiklik
Viited: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 10.01.2279
Mõisted:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Naised, 2020

Vanus:20+
Hõlmatud piirkond:Riiklik
Viited: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 10.01.2279
Mõisted:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Kõhunäärmevähk

Mehed, 2020

Vanus:20+
Hõlmatud piirkond:Riiklik
Viited: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 10.01.2279
Mõisted:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Naised, 2020

Vanus:20+
Hõlmatud piirkond:Riiklik
Viited: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 10.01.2279
Mõisted:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Sapipõie vähk

Mehed, 2020

Vanus:20+
Hõlmatud piirkond:Riiklik
Viited: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 10.01.2279
Mõisted:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Naised, 2020

Vanus:20+
Hõlmatud piirkond:Riiklik
Viited: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 10.01.2279
Mõisted:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Neeruvähk

Mehed, 2020

Vanus:20+
Hõlmatud piirkond:Riiklik
Viited: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 10.01.2279
Mõisted:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Naised, 2020

Vanus:20+
Hõlmatud piirkond:Riiklik
Viited: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 10.01.2279
Mõisted:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Emakavähk

Naised, 2020

Vanus:20+
Hõlmatud piirkond:Riiklik
Viited: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 10.01.2279
Mõisted:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Kõrgenenud vererõhk

Täiskasvanud, 2015

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

Mehed, 2015

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

Naised, 2015

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

Kõrgenenud kolesteroolitase

Täiskasvanud, 2008

Viited:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Mõisted:% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

Mehed, 2008

Viited:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Mõisted:% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

Naised, 2008

Viited:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Mõisted:% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

Kõrgenenud veresuhkru tase tühja kõhuga

Mehed, 2014

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

Naised, 2014

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

Diabeedi levimus

Täiskasvanud, 2021

Vanus:20-79
Hõlmatud piirkond:Riiklik
Viited:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation.  IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Mõisted:Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, %

Täiskasvanud, 2019

Vanus:20-79
Viited:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org
Mõisted:Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).

Täiskasvanud, 2017

Viited:Reproduced with kind permission of IDF, International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 8th edition. Brussels, Belgium: International Diabetes Federation, 2017. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Mõisted:Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).

Economic impact of overweight and obesity

Country comparisons

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Policies, Interventions and Actions

Limit on trans fats - La Resolución S.G. N° 411, dispone la disminución progresiva del contenido de los Ácidos Grasos Trans (AGT) de producción industrial presentes en los alimentos que son comercializados en el territorio nacional [Progressive reduction of iTFA in foods]

Interim trans fatty acids limits (2% in all oils and fats, and 5% in other foods) came into effect in September 2022. A best practice policy that expands the 2% limit to all foods will come into effect in September 2024. (Available only in Spanish language)

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2022 (ongoing)
Target age group:Täiskasvanud ja lapsed
Organisation:Minister of Public Health and Social Welfare
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/41891 (last accessed 16.08.22)

Lineamientos tècnicos y nutricionales para la implementación del programa de alimentación escolar del Paraguay - PAEP, en instituciones educativas de gestión oficial y privada subvencionada [School feeding technincal and administrative guidelines]

National mandatory standards for food available in schools. The diet of students should be based on a healthy and adequate diet; understand the use of varied, safe foods using the food groups established in the Dietary Guidelines of Paraguay and reflected in the Nutritional Pot.

Categories:Evidence of School Food Regulations
Year(s):2018 (ongoing)
Target age group:Lapsed
Organisation:Ministry of Education and Sciences
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/66533 (last accessed 16.08.22)

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:Täiskasvanud ja lapsed
Organisation:World Health Organisation
References:Noncommunicable diseases country profiles 2018. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

Estrategia Nacional para la Prevención y el Control de la Obesidad 2015-2025

National strategy for the prevention and control of obesity 2015-2025

Categories:Evidence of National Obesity Strategy/Policy or Action plan
Year(s):2015-2025
Target age group:Täiskasvanud ja lapsed
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Find out more:portal.mspbs.gov.py
Linked document:Download linked document

POLÍTICA DE PROMOCIÓN DE LA ACTIVIDAD FÍSICA

Comprehensive Physical Activity strategy / plan including overweight/ obesity. (Available only in Spanish language)

Categories:Evidence of Physical Activity Guidelines/Policy
Year(s):2015-2025
Target age group:Täiskasvanud ja lapsed
Organisation:Ministerio de Salud Publica y Bienestar Social
Linked document:Download linked document

Resolución S.G. N° 792/2015. Por la cual se reglamenta el contenido de sal (Cloruro de sodio) en productos panificados de uso masivo

National regulation with maximum thresholds for manufactured food/drink content relating to specific unhealthy ingredients. Article 1 Provide that the bakery products affected by this Resolution are: French bread, felipe bread, biscuits, stick, coquito, rosquita, and other breads of similar composition made with wheat flour type 00 and 000, in their various presentations, including bulk. Article 2 Determine that the salt added for the preparation of the products mentioned in the previous article will be a maximum of 15 grams of salt per kilogram of wheat flour. Article 3 Establish that the sodium content in baked goods should not be greater than 600 mg of sodium per 100 grams of product, including added salt, the ingredients of the bakery and added additives. (Available only in Spanish language)

Categories:Evidence of Marketing Guidelines/Policy
Year(s):2015 (ongoing)
Target age group:Täiskasvanud ja lapsed
Organisation:Minister of Public Health and Social Welfare
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/57284 (last accessed 16.08.22)

National Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases 2014 2024

NCD Strategy

Categories:Evidence of NCD strategy
Year(s):2014-2024
Target age group:Täiskasvanud ja lapsed
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Find out more:iris.paho.org
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Plan Nacional de Acción para la Prevención y el Control de las Enfermedades Crónicas No Transmisibles 2014- 2024. Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social - Dirección General Vigilancia de la Salud. Dirección de Vigilancia de Enfermedades No Transmisibles (2014).

Food-based dietary guidelines - Paraguay

Dietary guidelines for the general public - these were revised in 2013

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2013 (ongoing)
Target age group:Täiskasvanud ja lapsed
Organisation:FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. http://www.fao.org/nutrition/education/food-dietary-guidelines/regions/countries/paraguay/en/ (last accessed 24 Feb 2016)

Decreto No 8.064/06. Disposición de la Vigencia en la República del Paraguay de las Resoluciones Adoptadas por el Grupo Mercado Común del Mercosur Referentes al SGT 3 Normas Técnicas [National adoption of Mercosur Technical Standards]

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

Categories:Labelling Regulation/Guidelines
Year(s):2006 (ongoing)
Target age group:Täiskasvanud ja lapsed
Organisation:The President of the Republic of Paraguay
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/83722 (last accessed 10.08.22)

Ley Nº. 125/91 que establece el nuevo regimen tributario

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

Categories:Taxation/Subsidies on Food or Beverages or law relating to public health
Year(s):1991 (ongoing)
Target age group:Täiskasvanud ja lapsed
Organisation:Chamber of Deputies
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/82234 (last accessed 16.08.22)

Comprehensive Obesity Management Manual. Manual de manejo integral de la obesidad para professionales de la salud

The Comprehensive Obesity Management Manual is based on the need to improve the diagnosis and treatment of obesity, and at the same time reduce the development and progression of its complications. The challenge is to bridge the gaps between the knowledge and practice of the different actors involved in tackling this problem.

Categories:Evidence of Management/treatment guidelines
Target age group:Täiskasvanud ja lapsed
Organisation:Ministry of Health Paraguay
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:Täiskasvanud
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.

Tap on a tick to find out more about policies influencing this factor.

Labelling

Is there mandatory nutrition labelling?Present
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?Absent
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)?Present
Mandatory limit of trans fats in place (all settings)? Present
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?Present
Are there any mandatory nutrient limits in any manufactured food products?Present
Nutrition standards for public sector procurement?Absent

Political will and support

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

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