• Deskrizzjoni Ġenerali
  • Prevalenza tal-obeżità
  • Contextual factors
Id-dejta qed tillowdja - jekk jogħġbok stenna ...

Prevalenza tal-obeżità

Adulti, 2022

Tip ta' stħarriġ:Irrappurtat mill-persuna nnifisha
Età:16+
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi:Eurostat 2022 Data. Available at https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_hch10/default/table?lang=en (last accessed 19.03.25)
Noti:EUROSTAT 2022 data derived from EU statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) survey which includes adults aged 16+ years. This differs from most EUROSTAT data which is derived from the Health Interview Surveys, which includes adults aged 15+ years (though sometimes only data from adults aged 18+ reported)
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.

Adulti, 2017-2018

Tip ta' stħarriġ:Imkejjel
Età:15-59
Id-daqs tal-kampjun:20053
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi:Institute of Statistics, Institute of Public Health, and ICF. 2018. Albania Demographic and Health Survey 2017-18. Tirana, Albania: Institute of Statistics, Institute of Public Health, and ICF. https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR348/FR348.pdf
Noti:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. 14226 Women (Aged 15-59)5827 Men (Aged 15-59) NB. Combined adult data estimated. These estimates were calculated by weighting male and female survey results. Weighting based on World Bank Population % total female 2019 (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL.FE.ZS - accessed 30.09.20)
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.

Adulti, 2008-2009

Tip ta' stħarriġ:Imkejjel
Età:15-49
Id-daqs tal-kampjun:10302
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi:Institute of Statistics, Institute of Public Health/Albania and ICF Macro. 2010. Albania Demographic and Health Survey 2008-09. Tirana, Albania: Institute of Statistics, Institute of Public Health/Albania and ICF Macro.
Noti:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
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.

Tfal, 2022-2024

Tip ta' stħarriġ:Imkejjel
Età:8
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi:WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI): A brief review of results from round 6 of COSI (2022-2024). Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2024. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

Tfal, 2021-2022

Tip ta' stħarriġ:Irrappurtat mill-persuna nnifisha
Età:13
Referenzi:Rakic JG, Hamrik Z, Dzielska A, Felder-Puig R, Oja L, Bakalár P et al. A focus on adolescent physical activity, eating behaviours, weight status and body image in Europe, central Asia and Canada. Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) international report from the 2021/2022 survey. Volume 4. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2024. 'Any translation was not created by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO is not responsible for the content or accuracy of this translation. The original English edition shall be the binding and authentic edition'
Noti:HBSC aims to survey approximately 1500 pupils per age group in each country or region (totaling around 4500)
Cutoffs:+2SD

Tfal, 2015-2017

Tip ta' stħarriġ:Imkejjel
Età:8
Id-daqs tal-kampjun:3381
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi:COSI 2015-7. https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/341189/WHO-EURO-2021-2495-42251-58349-eng.pdf (Accessed 20.7.21)
Cutoffs:WHO

Tfal, 2013

Tip ta' stħarriġ:Imkejjel
Età:7-9
Id-daqs tal-kampjun:5810
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi:Hyska J, Mersini E, Mone I, Burazeri G.Prevalence and demographic correlates of overweight and obesity among children in a transitional southeastern European population.J Community Health. 2014 Oct;39(5):828-34. doi: 10.1007/s10900-014-9888-9.
Noti: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)'
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss):IOTF Cut Off - WHO also available in original source
Cutoffs:IOTF

Tfal, 2012-2013

Tip ta' stħarriġ:Imkejjel
Età:8
Id-daqs tal-kampjun:3312
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi:Spinelli et al (2019). 'Childhood Severe Obesity in Europe', Obes Facts.12, pp. 244–258. (Data from COSI round 1-3)
Noti:NOTE - this data is from COSI round III (2012-2013)
Cutoffs:IOTF

Tfal, 2001

Tip ta' stħarriġ:Imkejjel
Età:2-16
Id-daqs tal-kampjun:1120
Erja Koperta:Sub National
Referenzi:Shapo L, Pomerleau J, McKee M, Coker R, & Ylli A. Body weight patterns in a country in transition: a population-based survey in Tirana City, Albania. Public Health Nutrition 2003; 6(5): 471–477
Noti:Sub National It was noted that the final sample tended to be slightly older than the reference population
Cutoffs:Other

0-5 years, 2017-2018

Età:0-5
Id-daqs tal-kampjun:2299
Referenzi:DHS: Albania Demographic and Health Survey 2017-18. Tirana, Albania: Institute of Statistics, Institute of Public Health, and ICF
Noti:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2008-2009

Età:0-5
Id-daqs tal-kampjun:1335
Referenzi:DHS: Albania demographic and health survey 2008-09. Demographic and Health Surveys. Tirana, Albania: Institute of Statistics, Institute of Public Health and ICF Macro, 2010
Noti:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2005

Età:0-5
Id-daqs tal-kampjun:1075
Referenzi:MICS: Albania multiple indicator cluster survey 2005, final report. Tirana, Albania: Albanian National Institute of Statistics, 2008
Noti:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss):=>+2SD

Feedback

Are you finding the information on these pages useful?
Yes
No
N/A

Thank you for feeding back to World Obesity.

If you have any further feedback or suggestions please email us at obesity@worldobesity.org.

Close
Loading