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Prevalencia de obesidad

Adultos, 2023

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:18-69
Tamaño de la muestra:3466
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Bahendeka Silver, Guwatudde David, Mutungi Gerald, Kusolo Ronald, Kajura Richard and Wesonga Ronald, 2023 Report on Non-Communicable Disease Risk Factors STEPS Survey 2023. Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda Available at https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/ncds/ncd-surveillance/data-reporting/uganda/steps-survey-2023-moh-report.pdf?sfvrsn=b4e1b914_1&download=true (last accessed 16.04.24)
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Adultos, 2016

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:15-49
Tamaño de la muestra:10123
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Uganda Bureau of Statistics - UBOS and ICF. 2018. Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2016. Kampala, Uganda and Rockville, Maryland, USA: UBOS and ICF.. https://www.dhsprogram.com/publications/publication-fr333-dhs-final-reports.cfm (last accessed 18.11.19)
Notas:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Adultos, 2014

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:18-69
Tamaño de la muestra:3670
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:WHO STEPS Survey UGANDA 2014, available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/steps/Uganda_2014_STEPS_Report.pdf (last accessed 22.10.20)
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Adultos, 2011

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:15-49
Tamaño de la muestra:4572
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Uganda Bureau of Statistics -UBOS- and ICF International. 2012. Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2011. Kampala, Uganda: UBOS and ICF International.
Notas:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Mujeres, 2006

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:15-49
Tamaño de la muestra:2434
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Uganda Bureau of Statistics - UBOS and Macro International. 2007. Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2006. Calverton, Maryland, USA: UBOS and Macro International.
Notas:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Mujeres, 2000-2001

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:15-49
Tamaño de la muestra:3322
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:SCN (2004). 5th Report on the World Nutrition Situation. Nutrition for Improved Development Outcomes. Appendix 11
Notas:The data from this paper was sourced from the Demographic Health Survey Programme https://dhsprogram.com/ Central Statistical Office and Macro International. Calverton, Maryland, USA: Central Statistical Office and Macro International
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Mujeres, 1995

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:15-49
Tamaño de la muestra:3199
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Martorell R, Khan LK, Hughes ML, Grummer Strawn LM. Obesity in women from developing countries. EJCN (2000) 54;247-252
Notas:The data from this paper was sourced from the Demographic Health Survey Programme https://dhsprogram.com/ Central Statistical Office and Macro International. Calverton, Maryland, USA: Central Statistical Office and Macro International
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Niños, 2016

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:0-5
Tamaño de la muestra:5136
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Uganda Bureau of Statistics - UBOS and ICF. 2018. Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2016. Kampala, Uganda and Rockville, Maryland, USA: UBOS and ICF. https://www.dhsprogram.com/publications/publication-fr333-dhs-final-reports.cfm (last accessed 18.05.21)
Notas:Infants.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Weight for Height. Overweight = >2SD
Cutoffs:Other

Niños, 2011

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:15-19
Tamaño de la muestra:970
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias: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. Uganda Bureau of Statistics -UBOS- and ICF International. 2012. Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2011. Kampala, Uganda: UBOS and ICF International.
Notas:502 girls and 468 boys. Small sample size
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):BMI for age: between +1 SD and +2 SD is overweight and greater than +2 SD is obesity
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

Niños, 2003

Tipo de encuesta:Autodeclarado
Edad:13-15
Tamaño de la muestra:3215
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS), available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/gshs/gshs_fs_UG_national.pdf?ua=1 (last accessed 24.11.20)
Notas:WHO cutoffs.
Cutoffs:WHO

Sobrepeso/obesidad según nivel de estudios

Hombres, 2016

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:15-49
Tamaño de la muestra:10123
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) and ICF. 2018. Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2016. Kampala, Uganda and Rockville, Maryland, USA: UBOS and ICF. https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR333/FR333.pdf (Accessed 11.05.21)
Notas:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Mujeres, 2016

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:15-49
Tamaño de la muestra:10123
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) and ICF. 2018. Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2016. Kampala, Uganda and Rockville, Maryland, USA: UBOS and ICF. https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR333/FR333.pdf (Accessed 11.05.21)
Notas:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Niños, 2016

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Tamaño de la muestra:5136
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Uganda Bureau of Statistics - UBOS and ICF. 2018. Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2016. Kampala, Uganda and Rockville, Maryland, USA: UBOS and ICF.. https://www.dhsprogram.com/publications/publication-fr333-dhs-final-reports.cfm (last accessed 18.05.21)
Notas:Infants. Based on Mother's education.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Weight for Height. Overweight = >2SD
Cutoffs:Other

Sobrepeso/obesidad por edad

Adultos, 2023

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Tamaño de la muestra:3466
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Bahendeka Silver, Guwatudde David, Mutungi Gerald, Kusolo Ronald, Kajura Richard and Wesonga Ronald, 2023 Report on Non-Communicable Disease Risk Factors STEPS Survey 2023. Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda Available at https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/ncds/ncd-surveillance/data-reporting/uganda/steps-survey-2023-moh-report.pdf?sfvrsn=b4e1b914_1&download=true (last accessed 16.04.24)
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Adultos, 2016

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Tamaño de la muestra:10123
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Uganda Bureau of Statistics - UBOS and ICF. 2018. Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2016. Kampala, Uganda and Rockville, Maryland, USA: UBOS and ICF.
Notas:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Adultos, 2014

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Tamaño de la muestra:3670
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:WHO STEPS Survey UGANDA 2014, available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/steps/Uganda_2014_STEPS_Report.pdf (last accessed 22.10.20)
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Sobrepeso/obesidad por región

Hombres, 2016

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:15-49
Tamaño de la muestra:10123 (15-49yrs)
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Uganda Bureau of Statistics - UBOS and ICF. 2018. Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2016. Kampala, Uganda and Rockville, Maryland, USA: UBOS and ICF.
Notas:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Mujeres, 2016

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:15-49
Tamaño de la muestra:10123 (15-49yrs)
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Uganda Bureau of Statistics - UBOS and ICF. 2018. Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2016. Kampala, Uganda and Rockville, Maryland, USA: UBOS and ICF.
Notas:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Niños, 2016

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Tamaño de la muestra:5136
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Uganda Bureau of Statistics - UBOS and ICF. 2018. Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2016. Kampala, Uganda and Rockville, Maryland, USA: UBOS and ICF.
Notas:Infants.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Weight for Height. Overweight = >2SD
Cutoffs:Other

Chicos, 2003

Tipo de encuesta:Autodeclarado
Edad:13-15
Tamaño de la muestra:3215
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:World Health Organization. Global school-based student health survey (GSHS). Available from: https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/gshs/factsheets/en/. [Accessed 20 February 2019].
Notas:WHO cut-offs used and based on Self-reported data.
Cutoffs:WHO

Chicas, 2003

Tipo de encuesta:Autodeclarado
Edad:13-15
Tamaño de la muestra:3215
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:World Health Organization. Global school-based student health survey (GSHS). Available from: https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/gshs/factsheets/en/. [Accessed 20 February 2019].
Notas:WHO cut-offs used and based on Self-reported data.
Cutoffs:WHO

Sobrepeso/obesidad por nivel socioeconómico

Hombres, 2016

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:15-49
Tamaño de la muestra:10123
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) and ICF. 2018. Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2016. Kampala, Uganda and Rockville, Maryland, USA: UBOS and ICF. https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR333/FR333.pdf (Accessed 11.05.21)
Notas:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. Sample size = 10123 (4893 Men and 5230 Women)
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Mujeres, 2016

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:15-49
Tamaño de la muestra:10123
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) and ICF. 2018. Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2016. Kampala, Uganda and Rockville, Maryland, USA: UBOS and ICF. https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR333/FR333.pdf (Accessed 11.05.21)
Notas:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. Sample size = 10123 (4893 Men and 5230 Women)
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Niños, 2016

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Tamaño de la muestra:5136
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Uganda Bureau of Statistics - UBOS and ICF. 2018. Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2016. Kampala, Uganda and Rockville, Maryland, USA: UBOS and ICF.. https://www.dhsprogram.com/publications/publication-fr333-dhs-final-reports.cfm (last accessed 18.05.21)
Notas:Infants.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Weight for Height. Overweight = >2SD
Cutoffs:Other

Actividad física insuficiente

Adultos, 2016

Referencias: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

Hombres, 2016

Referencias: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

Mujeres, 2016

Referencias: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

Niños, 2016

Tipo de encuesta:Autodeclarado
Edad:11-17
Referencias:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Notas:% 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.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Chicos, 2016

Tipo de encuesta:Autodeclarado
Edad:11-17
Referencias:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Notas:% 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.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Chicas, 2016

Tipo de encuesta:Autodeclarado
Edad:11-17
Referencias:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Notas:% 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.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Niños, 2010

Edad:11-17
Referencias:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Notas:% 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.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Chicos, 2010

Edad:11-17
Referencias:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Notas:% 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.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Chicas, 2010

Edad:11-17
Referencias:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Notas:% 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.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Estimated per capita fruit intake

Adultos, 2017

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:25+
Referencias:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Estimated per-capita fruit intake (g/day)

Ingesta estimada de carne procesada per cápita

Adultos, 2017

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:25+
Referencias:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Estimated per-capita processed meat intake (g per day)

Estimated per capita whole grains intake

Adultos, 2017

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:25+
Referencias:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day)

Salud mental: trastornos de depresión

Adultos, 2015

Referencias: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.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):% of population with depression disorders

Salud mental: trastornos de ansiedad

Adultos, 2015

Referencias: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.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):% of population with anxiety disorders

% de los lactantes se alimentan exclusivamente de leche materna 0-5 meses

Niños, 2005-2020

Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2016. Kampala, Uganda and Rockville, Maryland, USA: UBOS and ICF. 2018
Notas: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.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):% exclusively breastfed 0-5 months

Cáncer de esófago

Hombres, 2020

Edad:20+
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias: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 10.01.2365
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Mujeres, 2020

Edad:20+
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias: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 10.01.2365
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Cáncer de mama

Mujeres, 2020

Edad:20+
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias: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 10.01.2365
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Cáncer colorrectal

Hombres, 2020

Edad:20+
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias: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 10.01.2365
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Mujeres, 2020

Edad:20+
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias: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 10.01.2365
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Cáncer de páncreas

Hombres, 2020

Edad:20+
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias: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 10.01.2365
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Mujeres, 2020

Edad:20+
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias: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 10.01.2365
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Cáncer de la vesícula biliar

Hombres, 2020

Edad:20+
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias: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 10.01.2365
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Mujeres, 2020

Edad:20+
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias: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 10.01.2365
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Cáncer de riñón

Hombres, 2020

Edad:20+
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias: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 10.01.2365
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Mujeres, 2020

Edad:20+
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias: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 10.01.2365
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Cáncer de útero

Mujeres, 2020

Edad:20+
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias: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 10.01.2365
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Tensión arterial elevada

Adultos, 2015

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

Hombres, 2015

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

Mujeres, 2015

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

Colesterol elevado

Adultos, 2008

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

Hombres, 2008

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

Mujeres, 2008

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

Glucemia en ayunas elevada

Hombres, 2014

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

Mujeres, 2014

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

Prevalencia de la diabetes

Adultos, 2021

Edad:20-79
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation.  IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, %

Adultos, 2019

Edad:20-79
Referencias:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).

Adultos, 2017

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

Economic impact of overweight and obesity

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Policies, Interventions and Actions

The Uganda National Bureau of Standards Act (Declaration of Compulsory National Standards) Notice, 2015

Mandatory national labelling guidelines for pre-packaged food with a health claim approved by the National Standards Council and adopted from July 2014. (Available only in English language)

Categories:Labelling Regulation/Guidelines
Year(s):2014 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adultos y niños
Organisation:National Standards Council
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/57264 (last accessed 03.08.22)

The National Food and Nutrition Strategy

Comprehensive Nutrition strategy (including overweight/obesity)

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2005 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adultos y niños
Organisation:Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries and Ministry of Health
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/8237 (last accessed 05.08.22)

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:Adultos
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

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:Adultos
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

National NCD Targets for Uganda

Halt the rise in obesity by 2025 (4.6% baseline in 2010)

Categories:Evidence of Obesity Target
Target age group:Adultos y niños
Linked document:Download linked document

Nutrition Working Group

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)
Target age group:Adultos y niños
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/27153 (last accessed 04.08.22)

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?Present
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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