Cote d'Ivoire
- Overview
- Obesity prevalence
- Trends over time
- Contextual factors
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National obesity risk *7/10This 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.Childhood obesity risk *4.5/11This 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).
Obesity prevalence
Trends over time
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Obesity prevalence
Women, 2021
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 20-49 |
| Sample size: | 5042 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Institut National de la Statistique-INS et ICF 2023. Enquête Démographique et de Santé de Côte d’Ivoire, 2021. Rockville, Maryland, USA : INS/Côte d’Ivoire et ICF. |
| Notes: | Pregnant women and women who had given birth in the previous 2 months are excluded. |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Women, 2011-2012
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 15-49 |
| Sample size: | 4087 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Institut National de la Statistique - INS/Côte d’Ivoire and ICF International. 2012. Enquête Démographique et de Santé et à Indicateurs Multiples de Côte d’Ivoire 2011-2012. Calverton, Maryland, USA: INS/Côte d’Ivoire and ICF International. |
| Notes: | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Adults, 2005
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 15-64 |
| Sample size: | 4756 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Cote D'Ivoire STEPS 2005, available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/steps/2005_Cote_d_Ivoire_FactSheet_FR.pdf |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Women, 1998-1999
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 15-49 |
| Sample size: | 3040 |
| Area covered: | National (MARCO) |
| References: | Institut National de la Statistique/Côte d’Ivoire and ORC Macro. 2001. Enquête Démographique et de Santé, Côte d’Ivoire 1998-1999. Calverton, Maryland, USA: Institut National de la Statistique/Côte d’Ivoire and ORC Macro. |
| Notes: | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Women, 1994
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 15-49 |
| Sample size: | 2983 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Sombo, N'Cho, Lucien Kouassi, Albert Kouamé Koffi, Juan Schoemaker, Monique Barrère, Bernard Barrère, and Prosper Poukouta. 1995. Enquête Démographique et de Santé, Côte d'Ivoire 1994. Calverton, Maryland, USA: Institut National de la Statistique/Côte d'Ivoire and Macro International. |
| Notes: | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Girls, 2021
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 15-19 |
| Sample size: | 1429 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Institut National de la Statistique-INS et ICF 2023. Enquête Démographique et de Santé de Côte d’Ivoire, 2021. Rockville, Maryland, USA : INS/Côte d’Ivoire et ICF. |
| Notes: | Pregnant women and women who had given birth in the previous 2 months are excluded. |
| Definitions: | BMI for age expressed in terms of standard deviation (SD) units relative to the median of WHO growth standards. Overweight is between 1-2 SD above median and obesity is >2SD above. |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
Children, 2016
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 0-5 |
| Sample size: | 8940 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Cote d'Ivoire MIC Survey 2016. https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/3423/download/46206 (Last Accessed 19.05.21) |
| Notes: | Infants |
| Definitions: | Weight for Height. Overweight or obesity = >2SD |
| Cutoffs: | Other |
Girls, 2011-2012
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 15-19 |
| Sample size: | 714 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | 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. Institut National de la Statistique - INS/Côte d’Ivoire and ICF International. 2012. Enquête Démographique et de Santé et à Indicateurs Multiples de Côte d’Ivoire 2011-2012. Calverton, Maryland, USA: INS/Côte d’Ivoire and ICF International. |
| Notes: | Small sample size |
| Definitions: | BMI for age: between +1 SD and +2 SD is overweight and greater than +2 SD is obesity |
| Cutoffs: | WHO 2007 |
Children, 2010
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 6-18 |
| Sample size: | 2038 |
| Area covered: | Regional |
| References: | K.E. Kramoh, Y.N.K. N’goran, E. Aké-Traboulsi, B.C. Boka, D.E. Harding, D.B.J. Koffi, F. Koffi, M.K. Guikahue révalence de l’obésité en milieu scolaire en Côte d’Ivoire Annales de Cardiologie et d'Angéiologie (2012) Volume 61, Issue 3, Pages 145-149 |
| Notes: | Regional: Abidjan, |
| Definitions: | Unclear whether IOTF or WHO cut-offs |
| Cutoffs: | Other |
% Adults living with obesity, 1994-2012
| Survey type: | Measured |
| References: | 1994: Sombo, N'Cho, Lucien Kouassi, Albert Kouamé Koffi, Juan Schoemaker, Monique Barrère, Bernard Barrère, and Prosper Poukouta. 1995. Enquête Démographique et de Santé, Côte d'Ivoire 1994. Calverton, Maryland, USA: Institut National de la Statistique/Côte d'Ivoire and Macro International. 1998: Institut National de la Statistique/Côte d’Ivoire and ORC Macro. 2001. Enquête Démographique et de Santé, Côte d’Ivoire 1998-1999. Calverton, Maryland, USA: Institut National de la Statistique/Côte d’Ivoire and ORC Macro. 2011: Institut National de la Statistique - INS/Côte d’Ivoire and ICF International. 2012. Enquête Démographique et de Santé et à Indicateurs Multiples de Côte d’Ivoire 2011-2012. Calverton, Maryland, USA: INS/Côte d’Ivoire and ICF International. |
| Notes: | Adults aged 15-49 |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
| Different methodologies may have been used to collect this data and so data from different surveys may not be strictly comparable. Please check with original data sources for methodologies used. | |
% Adults living with overweight or obesity, 1994-2012
| Survey type: | Measured |
| References: | 1994: Sombo, N'Cho, Lucien Kouassi, Albert Kouamé Koffi, Juan Schoemaker, Monique Barrère, Bernard Barrère, and Prosper Poukouta. 1995. Enquête Démographique et de Santé, Côte d'Ivoire 1994. Calverton, Maryland, USA: Institut National de la Statistique/Côte d'Ivoire and Macro International. 1998: Institut National de la Statistique/Côte d’Ivoire and ORC Macro. 2001. Enquête Démographique et de Santé, Côte d’Ivoire 1998-1999. Calverton, Maryland, USA: Institut National de la Statistique/Côte d’Ivoire and ORC Macro. 2011: Institut National de la Statistique - INS/Côte d’Ivoire and ICF International. 2012. Enquête Démographique et de Santé et à Indicateurs Multiples de Côte d’Ivoire 2011-2012. Calverton, Maryland, USA: INS/Côte d’Ivoire and ICF International. |
| Notes: | Adults aged 15-49 |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
| Different methodologies may have been used to collect this data and so data from different surveys may not be strictly comparable. Please check with original data sources for methodologies used. | |
