Costa Rica
High income
- Vue d’ensemble
- Prévalence de l’obésité
- Contextual factors
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Risque national d’obésité *7,5/10This 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.Risque d’obésité infantile *7,5/11This 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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Ventilation de la population
Facteurs de risques
Activité insuffisante
Consommation de boissons gazeuses
Consommation de fruits
Consommation de légumes
Consommation de restauration rapide
Consommation de viande transformée
Consommation de céréales
Dépression
Anxiété
Les racines de l'obésité »
Like all chronic diseases, the root causes/drivers of obesity are complex. Select here to view 'other' root causes/drivers.Allaitement
Unaffordable diet
Comorbidités
Cancer de l'œsophage
Cancer du sein
Cancer colorectal
Cancer du pancréas
Cancer de la vésicule biliaire
Cancer des reins
Cancer de l'utérus
Hypertension
Hypercholestérolémie
Hyperglycémie à jeun
Prévalence du diabète
Ovarian Cancer
Leukemia
Liver & bile duct cancer
Mulitple Myeloma
Non Hodgkin Lymphoma
Thyroid Cancer
Impact économique
Politiques (uniquement disponibles en anglais)
Contextual factors
Prévalence de l’obésité
Adultes, 2008-2009
| Type d’enquête: | Mesuré |
| Taille de l’échantillon: | 988 men, 1647 Women |
| Région couverte: | National |
| Références: | Costa Rica National Nutrition Survey 2008-2009. https://www.ministeriodesalud.go.cr/index.php/biblioteca-de-archivos/centro-de-informacion/material-publicado/investigaciones/encuestas-de-salud/encuestas-de-nutricion/2731-encuesta-nacional-de-nutricion-2008-2009-fasciculo-1-antropometria/file (Accessed 08.10.21) |
| Notes: | NB. Combined adult data estimated. These estimates were calculated by weighting male and female survey results. Weighting based on World Bank Population % total female 2020 (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL.FE.ZS - accessed 05.10.21) |
| 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, 2003-2006
| Type d’enquête: | Mesuré |
| Âge: | 20+ |
| Taille de l’échantillon: | 1139 |
| Région couverte: | Régional |
| Références: | Pan American Health Organization. The Central America Diabetes Initiative (CAMDI): Survey of Diabetes, Hypertension and Chronic Disease Risk Factors. Belize, San José, San Salvador, Guatemala City, Managua and Tegucigalpa Washington, D.C.: PAHO, 2011 |
| Notes: | Urban: San Jose |
| 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: | 6-12 |
| Taille de l’échantillon: | 347366 |
| Région couverte: | National |
| Références: | Gamboa-Gamboa, T., Fantin, R., Cordoba, J., Caravaca, I., & Gómez-Duarte, I. (2021). Relationship between childhood obesity and socioeconomic status among primary school children in Costa Rica. Public Health Nutrition, 1-24. doi:10.1017/S1368980021002032 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/public-health-nutrition/article/abs/relationship-between-childhood-obesity-and-socioeconomic-status-among-primary-school-children-in-costa-rica/CF0EFAD6CA3F21C42695A675DA5C45A5 (Last accessed 18.05.21) |
| Notes: | 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, 2009
| Type d’enquête: | Autodéclaré |
| Âge: | 13-15 |
| Taille de l’échantillon: | 2679 |
| Région couverte: | National |
| Références: | Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS), available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/gshs/Costa_Rica_2009_FS.pdf (last accessed 03.11.20) |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
0-5 years, 2018
| Âge: | 0-5 |
| Taille de l’échantillon: | 310954 |
| Références: | MICS: Encuesta de Mujeres, Niñez y Adolescencia (EMNA), Informe de resultados de la encuesta. San José, Costa Rica. 2019 |
| Notes: | 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. |
| Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2008-2009
| Âge: | 0-5 |
| Références: | NNS: Encuesta nacional de nutricion 2008-2009. San Jose, Costa Rica, 2011. |
| Notes: | 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. |
| Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 1996
| Âge: | 0-5 |
| Taille de l’échantillon: | 1008 |
| Références: | NNS: Encuesta nacional de nutricion, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1996 |
| Notes: | 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. |
| Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais): | =>+2SD |
