• Vue d’ensemble
  • Prévalence de l’obésité
  • Ventilation de la population
  • Facteurs de risques
  • Comorbidités
  • Politiques (uniquement disponibles en anglais)
  • Contextual factors
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Prévalence de l’obésité

Adultes, 2016

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:18-69
Taille de l’échantillon:8145
Région couverte:National
Références:SUDAN STEPS 2016 FACTSHEET https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/steps/Sudan-2016-STEPS-factsheet.pdf?ua=1(last accessed 05.11.19)
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m².

Adultes, 2005-2006

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:25-64
Taille de l’échantillon:1573
Région couverte:National
Références:Sudan STEPS Survey 2005-6
Notes:Small sample size
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m².

Enfants, 2016

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:6-14
Taille de l’échantillon:1223
Région couverte:Régional
Références:Hussein, M.D. Alonazi, N.A. and Mohamed, S. (2018). 'Prevalence of obesity, overweight, underweight, and stunting among school children in Argo city, Northern Sudan', Sudan J Paediatr. 2018;18(2):15-19.
Notes:WHO cut-offs used.
Cutoffs:WHO

Enfants, 2014-2015

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:5-12
Taille de l’échantillon:390
Région couverte:Régional
Références:Elrayah, Balla and Ahmed. 2018. Anthropometric assessment of school children in Khartoum Locality, Khartoum State, Sudan - 2014/2015. Anthropol Anz. 74 (5). pp. 393-401.
Notes:WHO cut-offs used. NB. Combined child 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 21.10.20)'
Cutoffs:WHO

Enfants, 2012

Type d’enquête:Autodéclaré
Âge:13-15
Taille de l’échantillon:2211
Région couverte:National
Références:Global School Base Study Sudan, available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/gshs/2012_Sudan_GSHS_FS.pdf (last accessed 14.12.20)
Cutoffs:WHO

Surpoids/obésité selon le niveau de scolarité

Adultes, 2018

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:20+
Taille de l’échantillon:594
Région couverte:Gadarif
Références:Prevalence and factors associated with overweight and central obesity among adults in the Eastern Sudan. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0232624#sec005 (last accessed 07.06.2022)
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m².

Adultes, 2010

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:25-64
Taille de l’échantillon:341
Région couverte:National
Références:Elfaki B.A, Mustafa H.E, and Elnimeiri. 2017. Overweight and Obesity among Sudanese Rural Population, Sinaar State, Sudan. Austin Journal of Nursing & Health Care. 4(1): 1040.
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m².

Surpoids/obésité selon l'âge

Adultes, 2016

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Taille de l’échantillon:7176
Région couverte:National
Références:Sudan STEPS survey 2016. https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/ncds/ncd-surveillance/data-reporting/sudan/steps/sudan-stepwise-survey-final-2016.pdf?sfvrsn=1965f5b3_4&download=true (last access 07.06.2022)
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m².

Surpoids/obésité selon la région

Adultes, 2018

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Taille de l’échantillon:594
Région couverte:Gadarif
Références:Prevalence and factors associated with overweight and central obesity among adults in the Eastern Sudan. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0232624#sec005 (last accessed 07.06.2022)
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m².

Surpoids/obésité selon le groupe socio-économique

Enfants, 2010

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:10-18
Taille de l’échantillon:1138
Région couverte:Khartoum
Références:Alarming high prevalence of overweight/obesity among Sudanese children. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21063434/ (last accessed 07.06.2022)
Cutoffs:WHO - BMI-for-age percentiles

% d'activité physique insuffisante

Enfants, 2016

Type d’enquête:Autodéclaré
Âge:11-17
Références:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Notes:% 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.
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Garçons, 2016

Type d’enquête:Autodéclaré
Âge:11-17
Références:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Notes:% 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.
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Filles, 2016

Type d’enquête:Autodéclaré
Âge:11-17
Références:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Notes:% 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.
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Enfants, 2010

Âge:11-17
Références:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Notes:% 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.
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Garçons, 2010

Âge:11-17
Références:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Notes:% 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.
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Filles, 2010

Âge:11-17
Références:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Notes:% 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.
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Fréquence quotidienne moyenne de consommation de boissons non-alcoolisées gazeuses

Enfants, 2009-2015

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:12-17
Références: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

Adultes, 2017

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:25+
Références:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):Estimated per-capita fruit intake (g/day)

Prévalence d'une consommation de fruits inférieure à 1 fois par jour

Enfants, 2008-2015

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:12-17
Références: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
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):Prevalence of less-than-daily fruit consumption (% less-than-daily fruit consumption)

Prévalence d'une consommation de légumes inférieure 1 fois par jour

Enfants, 2008-2015

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:12-17
Références: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
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):Prevalence of less-than-daily vegetable consumption (% less-than-daily vegetable consumption)

Fréquence hebdomadaire moyenne de consommation de restauration rapide

Enfants, 2009-2015

Âge:12-17
Références: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

Consommation estimée de viande transformée par habitant

Adultes, 2017

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:25+
Références:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):Estimated per-capita processed meat intake (g per day)

Estimated per capita whole grains intake

Adultes, 2017

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:25+
Références:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day)

Santé mentale - troubles dépressifs

Adultes, 2015

Références: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.
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):% of population with depression disorders

Santé mentale - troubles anxieux

Adultes, 2015

Références: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.
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):% of population with anxiety disorders

% de nourrissons âgés de 0 à 5 mois nourris exclusivement avec du lait maternel

Enfants, 2010-2019

Région couverte:National
Références:Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2014 of Sudan, Final Report. Khartoum, Sudan: UNICEF and Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), February 2016.
Notes: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.
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):% exclusively breastfed 0-5 months

Cancer de l'œsophage

Hommes, 2020

Âge:20+
Région couverte:National
Références: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 10.01.2333
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Femmes, 2020

Âge:20+
Région couverte:National
Références: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 10.01.2333
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Cancer du sein

Femmes, 2020

Âge:20+
Région couverte:National
Références: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 10.01.2333
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Cancer colorectal

Hommes, 2020

Âge:20+
Région couverte:National
Références: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 10.01.2333
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Femmes, 2020

Âge:20+
Région couverte:National
Références: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 10.01.2333
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Cancer du pancréas

Hommes, 2020

Âge:20+
Région couverte:National
Références: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 10.01.2333
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Femmes, 2020

Âge:20+
Région couverte:National
Références: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 10.01.2333
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Cancer de la vésicule biliaire

Hommes, 2020

Âge:20+
Région couverte:National
Références: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 10.01.2333
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Femmes, 2020

Âge:20+
Région couverte:National
Références: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 10.01.2333
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Cancer des reins

Hommes, 2020

Âge:20+
Région couverte:National
Références: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 10.01.2333
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Femmes, 2020

Âge:20+
Région couverte:National
Références: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 10.01.2333
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Cancer de l'utérus

Femmes, 2020

Âge:20+
Région couverte:National
Références: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 10.01.2333
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Hypercholestérolémie

Adultes, 2008

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

Hommes, 2008

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

Femmes, 2008

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

Hyperglycémie à jeun

Hommes, 2014

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

Femmes, 2014

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

Prévalence du diabète

Adultes, 2021

Âge:20-79
Région couverte:National
Références:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation.  IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, %

Adultes, 2019

Âge:20-79
Références:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).

Adultes, 2017

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

Policies, Interventions and Actions

Nutrition in pregnancy

Guideline prepare for doctors and consultants on how to prevent, diagnose and treat common nutritional issues occurring during pregnancy and lactation (undernutrition but also includes overweight and obesity)

Categories (partial):Evidence of Management/treatment guidelines
Year(s):2018 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adultes
Organisation:Port Sudan Obstetric teaching hospital
Find out more:www.aics.gov.it
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Port Sudan Obstetric teaching hospital. 2018. Guidance Book: nutrition in pregnancy. Available from: https://www.aics.gov.it/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/SUDAN_Nutrition-Guidelines_2018.pdf. [Last accessed 23rd January 2019].

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:Enfants et adultes
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 Strategic Plan 2014-2025

The aim is that this strategy will serve as a tool for collective inter-sectoral actions to improve the nutrition of Sudanese people.

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2014-2025
Target age group:Enfants et adultes
Organisation:Republic of the Sudan National Ministry of Health
Linked document:Download linked document
References:NATIONAL NUTRITION STRATEGIC PLAN 2014-2025. Ministry of Health Sudan (2014) Available at https://scalingupnutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/4.-Sudan-National_nutrition_strategic_Plan.pdf (last accessed 29.10.20)

Non-communicable Disease National Strategic Plan 2010-2015

Aims to reduce the prevalence of NCD which includes reducing physical inactivity and unhealthy dietary habits.

Year(s):2010-2015
Target age group:Enfants et adultes
Organisation:Republic of the Sudan; National Ministry of Health - Directorate General of Public health and Emergency
Find out more:www.iccp-portal.org
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Republic of the Sudan; National Ministry of Health - Directorate General of Public health and Emergency. Non-communicable Disease National Strategic Plan 2010-2015. Available from: https://www.iccp-portal.org/system/files/plans/SDN_B3_Sudan%20NCD%20strategy.pdf. [Last Accessed 23rd January 2019].

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:Adultes
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?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?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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