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Riskju nazzjonali tal-obeżità *8/10This 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.Riskju ta' obeżità fit-tfal *4/11This 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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Prevalenza tal-obeżità

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Tqassim tal-popolazzjoni

Skont l-edukazzjoni

Skont l-età

Kawżi

Konsum tal-frott

Konsum tal-laħam ipproċessat

Konsum ta' qmuħ

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Komorbiditajiet

Kanċer tal-esofagu

Kanċer tas-sider

Kanċer kolorettali

Kanċer tal-frixa

Kanċer tal-marrara

Kanċer tal-kliewi

Kanċer tal-utru

Prevalenza tad-dijabete

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Politiki

Kummerċjalizzazzjoni

Taxxa/Sussidji fuq Ikel jew Xorb

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Contextual factors

Contextual factors

Prevalenza tal-obeżità

Tfal, 2010-2011

Tip ta' stħarriġ:Imkejjel
Età:12
Id-daqs tal-kampjun:1582
Referenzi:Elías-Boneta AR, Toro MJ, Garcia O, Torres R, Palacios C. High prevalence of overweight and obesity among a representative sample of Puerto Rican children. BMC Public Health. 2015 Mar 5;15:219. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1549-0. PMID: 25885462; PMCID: PMC4358900. Available at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4358900/ (last accessed 09.03.22)
Noti:A probabilistic sample of 133 schools was selected from a total of 1,843 schools. Ten boys and ten girls were randomly selected from each school using the official student lists provided by the school’s administration. The required sample size was 2,600 children. A total of 1,734 children were contacted and invited to participate, however, some of the selected schools were inactive and others had merged. 152 children were excluded due to school absences and failure to obtain their parent’s written consent.
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss):Children were categorized as overweight, or obese using the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's age and gender specific growth charts.
Cutoffs:CDC
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Piż żejjed/obeżità skont l-edukazzjoni

Adulti, 2005-2007

Tip ta' stħarriġ:Imkejjel
Età:45-52
Id-daqs tal-kampjun:840
Erja Koperta:Regional - San Juan Metropolitan Area
Referenzi:Prevalence of overweight and obesity and their cardiometabolic comorbidities in Hispanic adults living in San Juan Metropolitan Area, Puerto Rico https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3823746/ (last accessed 09.03.22)
Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m².
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Piż żejjed/obeżità skont l-età

Adulti, 2005-2007

Tip ta' stħarriġ:Imkejjel
Id-daqs tal-kampjun:840
Erja Koperta:Regional - San Juan Metropolitan Area
Referenzi:Prevalence of overweight and obesity and their cardiometabolic comorbidities in Hispanic adults living in San Juan Metropolitan Area, Puerto Rico https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3823746/ (last accessed 09.03.22)
Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m².
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Estimated per capita fruit intake

Adulti, 2017

Tip ta' stħarriġ:Imkejjel
Età:25+
Referenzi:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss):Estimated per-capita fruit intake (g/day)
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Konsum stmat ta' laħam ipproċessat per capita

Adulti, 2017

Tip ta' stħarriġ:Imkejjel
Età:25+
Referenzi:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss):Estimated per-capita processed meat intake (g per day)
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Estimated per capita whole grains intake

Adulti, 2017

Tip ta' stħarriġ:Imkejjel
Età:25+
Referenzi:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss):Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day)
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Kanċer tal-esofagu

Irġiel, 2020

Età:20+
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi: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 10.01.2289
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000
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Nisa, 2020

Età:20+
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi: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 10.01.2289
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000
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Kanċer tas-sider

Nisa, 2020

Età:20+
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi: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 10.01.2289
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000
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Kanċer kolorettali

Irġiel, 2020

Età:20+
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi: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 10.01.2289
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000
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Nisa, 2020

Età:20+
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi: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 10.01.2289
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000
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Kanċer tal-frixa

Irġiel, 2020

Età:20+
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi: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 10.01.2289
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000
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Nisa, 2020

Età:20+
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi: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 10.01.2289
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000
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Kanċer tal-marrara

Irġiel, 2020

Età:20+
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi: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 10.01.2289
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000
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Nisa, 2020

Età:20+
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi: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 10.01.2289
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000
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Kanċer tal-kliewi

Irġiel, 2020

Età:20+
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi: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 10.01.2289
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000
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Nisa, 2020

Età:20+
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi: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 10.01.2289
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000
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Kanċer tal-utru

Nisa, 2020

Età:20+
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi: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 10.01.2289
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000
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Prevalenza tad-dijabete

Adulti, 2021

Età:20-79
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation.  IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss):Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, %
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Adulti, 2019

Età:20-79
Referenzi:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss):Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).
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Adulti, 2017

Referenzi:Reproduced with kind permission of IDF, International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 8th edition. Brussels, Belgium: International Diabetes Federation, 2017. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss):Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).
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Policies, Interventions and Actions

Ley de Transformación al Sistema Contributivo del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico. (Transformation to the fiscal system of the Free Associate State of Puerto Rico)

A tax of an additional 14 cents per litre of soda is proposed by Luis Gándara to the Deputies Chamber. It proposes to use the revenue to improve minors´ (children's) life conditions and is part of the Fiscal Reform. Also, a 14 cents per pound or per fraction of a pound will be imposed to all sugars (regardless of type).

Categories:Taxation/Subsidies on Food or Beverages or law relating to public health
Year(s):2015 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adulti u tfal
Organisation:Ministry of Finance
Find out more:www.hacienda.pr.gov

Law No. 120

Law to prohibit fat content Hydrogenated vegetable, known as trans fats, from all foods prepared and sold by food establishments in Puerto Rico

Categories:Evidence of Marketing Guidelines/Policy
Year(s):2007 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adulti u tfal
Organisation:Legislative Assembly
Linked document:Download linked document

No actions could be found for the above criteria.

Contextual factors

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

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Labelling

Is there mandatory nutrition labelling?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)?Present
Mandatory limit of trans fats in place (all settings)? Absent
Ban on trans-fats or phos in place (all settings)? Present
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?Absent
Comprehensive physical activity strategy?Absent
Evidence-based dietary guidelines and/or RDAs?Absent
National target(s) on reducing obesity?Absent
Guidelines/policy on obesity treatment?Absent
Promotion of breastfeeding?Absent

Monitoring and surveillance

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

Governance and resource

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

Key

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Present (voluntary)
Incoming
Absent
Unknown

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