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Riskju nazzjonali tal-obe?it *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.Riskju ta' obe?it fit-tfal *8/11This is a risk score for each countrys 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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Prevalenza tal-obe?it

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Tqassim tal-popolazzjoni

Double Burden

Kaw?i

Attivit insuffi?jenti

Konsum ta' minerali

Konsum tal-frott

Konsum tal-?axix

Konsum ta' fast food

Konsum tal-la?am ippro?essat

Konsum ta' qmu?

Depressjoni

Ansjet

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Like all chronic diseases, the root causes/drivers of obesity are complex. Select here to view 'other' root causes/drivers.

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Komorbiditajiet

Pressjoni g?olja tad-demm

Kolesterol g?oli

Zokkor fid-demm g?oli waqt is-sawm

Prevalenza tad-dijabete

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Politiki

Strate?ija Nutrizzjonali jew tas-Sa??a

Taxxa/Sussidji fuq Ikel jew Xorb

Strate?iji Transnazzjonali g?all-Obe?it

It-tikkettar

Obesity Target

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Contextual factors

Contextual factors

Prevalenza tal-obe?it

Adulti, 2007-2008

Tip ta' st?arri?:Imkejjel
Et:15-64
Id-daqs tal-kampjun:1059
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi:Dominica STEPS Survey 2008
Sakemm ma ji?ix indikat mod ie?or, il-pi? ?ejjed jirreferi g?al BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m, l-obe?it tirreferi g?al BMI akbar minn 30kg/m.
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Tfal, 2009

Tip ta' st?arri?:Irrappurtat mill-persuna nnifisha
Et:13-15
Id-daqs tal-kampjun:1642
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi:Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS), available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/gshs/Dominica_2009_FS.pdf?ua=1 (last accessed 25.11.20)
Cutoffs:WHO
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Double burden of underweight & overweight

Adulti, 2022

Tip ta' st?arri?:Imkejjel
Et:20+
Referenzi:NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults. Lancet 2024; published online Feb 29. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02750-2.
Noti:Age Standardised estimates
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Combined prevalence of BMI<18.5 kg/m² and BMI>=30 kg/m² (double burden of underweight and obesity)
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Tfal, 2022

Tip ta' st?arri?:Imkejjel
Et:5-19
Referenzi:NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults. Lancet 2024; published online Feb 29. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02750-2.
Noti:Age standardised estimates
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Combined prevalence of BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD (double burden of thinness and obesity)
Cutoffs:BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD
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Attivit fi?ika insuffi?jenti

Adulti, 2016

Referenzi: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
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Ir?iel, 2016

Referenzi: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
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Nisa, 2016

Referenzi: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
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Tfal, 2016

Tip ta' st?arri?:Irrappurtat mill-persuna nnifisha
Et:11-17
Referenzi:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Noti:% 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.
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)
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Subien, 2016

Tip ta' st?arri?:Irrappurtat mill-persuna nnifisha
Et:11-17
Referenzi:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Noti:% 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.
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)
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Bniet, 2016

Tip ta' st?arri?:Irrappurtat mill-persuna nnifisha
Et:11-17
Referenzi:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Noti:% 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.
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)
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Tfal, 2010

Et:11-17
Referenzi:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Noti:% 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.
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)
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Subien, 2010

Et:11-17
Referenzi:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Noti:% 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.
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)
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Bniet, 2010

Et:11-17
Referenzi:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Noti:% 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.
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)
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Frekwenza medja ta kuljum tal-konsum ta xorb minerali bil-gass

Tfal, 2009-2015

Tip ta' st?arri?:Imkejjel
Et:12-17
Referenzi: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
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Estimated per capita fruit intake

Adulti, 2017

Et:25+
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Estimated per capita fruit intake (g/day)
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Prevalenza ta' inqas minn konsum ta' frott ta' kuljum

Tfal, 2009

Tip ta' st?arri?:Irrappurtat mill-persuna nnifisha
Et:12-17
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi: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
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Prevalence of less-than-daily fruit consumption (% less-than-daily fruit consumption)
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Prevalenza ta' inqas minn konsum ve?etali ta' kuljum

Tfal, 2009

Tip ta' st?arri?:Irrappurtat mill-persuna nnifisha
Et:12-17
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi: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
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Prevalence of less-than-daily vegetable consumption (% less-than-daily vegetable consumption)
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Frekwenza medja ta' kull ?img?a ta' konsum ta' fast food

Tfal, 2009-2015

Et:12-17
Referenzi: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
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Estimated per capita processed meat intake

Adulti, 2017

Et:25+
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Estimated per capita processed meat intake (g per day)
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Estimated per capita whole grains intake

Adulti, 2017

Tip ta' st?arri?:Imkejjel
Et:25+
Referenzi:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day)
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Sa??a mentali - disturbi tad-depressjoni

Adulti, 2021

Et:20+
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years)
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Ir?iel, 2021

Et:20+
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years)
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Nisa, 2021

Et:20+
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years)
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Tfal, 2021

Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age)
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Subien, 2021

Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age)
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Bniet, 2021

Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age)
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Sa??a mentali - disturbi ta' ansjet

Adulti, 2021

Et:20+
Referenzi:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25).
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population
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Ir?iel, 2021

Et:20+
Referenzi:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25).
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population
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Nisa, 2021

Et:20+
Referenzi:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25).
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population
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Tfal, 2021

Referenzi:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
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Subien, 2021

Referenzi:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
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Bniet, 2021

Referenzi:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
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Pressjoni g?olja tad-demm

Adulti, 2015

Referenzi:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).
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Ir?iel, 2015

Referenzi:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).
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Nisa, 2015

Referenzi:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).
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Kolesterol g?oli

Adulti, 2008

Referenzi:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).
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Ir?iel, 2008

Referenzi:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).
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Nisa, 2008

Referenzi:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).
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Zokkor fid-demm g?oli waqt is-sawm

Ir?iel, 2014

Referenzi:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication).
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Nisa, 2014

Referenzi:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication).
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Prevalenza tad-dijabete

Adulti, 2024

Referenzi:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 11th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2025. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
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Adulti, 2021

Et:20-79
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation.  IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, %
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Adulti, 2019

Et:20-79
Referenzi:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).
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Adulti, 2017

Referenzi:Reproduced with kind permission of IDF, International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 8th edition. Brussels, Belgium: International Diabetes Federation, 2017. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).
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Policies, Interventions and Actions

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:Adulti u tfal
Organisation:World Health Organisation
References:Noncommunicable diseases country profiles 2018. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

Excise Tax (Amendment) Order, 2015

Mandatory 10% excise tax on food and drinks with high sugar content e.g. confectionery, soft drinks, energy drinks. During the 2024-2025 National Budget address to Parliament on Friday, July 26 it was announced that the excise taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages would rise by $1.00 per litre, and on alcohol and tobacco by $0.75 per litre and per kilogram, respectively.

Categories:Taxation/Subsidies on Food or Beverages or law relating to public health
Year(s):2015 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adulti u tfal
Organisation:House of Assembly
Linked document:Download linked document

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) - Plan of Action for the Prevention of Obesity in Children and Adolescents

This 5-year action plan was signed by PAHO member countries, aiming to halt the rise in obesity among children and adolescents. It calls for a number of policies, including taxes on unhealthy food and drink, labelling and marketing regulation, health promotion, school nutrition improvement, and breastfeeding promotion.

Categories:Transnational Obesity Strategies/Policy/Recommendations or Action Plan
Year(s):2014-2019
Target age group:Tfal
Organisation:Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), WHO for the Americas
Find out more:iris.paho.org
Linked document:Download linked document
References:PAHO. Plan of Action for the Prevention of Obesity in Children and Adolescents. WHO; 2014.

CARICOM Regional Standard: Specification for labelling of pre-packaged foods (CRS 5: 2010)

Voluntary national labelling guidelines for packaged foods and drinks in place but mandatory when there is a health or nutrition claim. (Available only in English language)

Categories:Labelling Regulation/Guidelines
Year(s):2010 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adulti u tfal
Organisation:CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality
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/25355 (last accessed 10.08.22) Please note the GINA website has been replaced by the GIFNA database and the GINA link will no longer work. You will find this document by searching this new database: https://gifna.who.int/

Dominica food-based dietary guidelines

The guidelines were developed in a process led by the Office of the First Lady and the Ministry of Public Health, in collaboration with other ministries, universities, consumer groups, the FAO, the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama and the Pan American Health Organization. The guidelines are endorsed by the Ministry of Public Health, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Agriculture.

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2007 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adulti u tfal
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Find out more:www.fao.org
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. http://www.fao.org/nutrition/education/food-dietary-guidelines/regions/countries/dominica/en/ (last accessed 1 March 2016)

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.

Tap on a tick to find out more about policies influencing this factor.

Labelling

Is there mandatory nutrition labelling?Present-(voluntary)
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?Present
Tax on unhealthy foods?Present
Tax on unhealthy drinks?Present
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?Incoming
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?Unknown
Comprehensive nutrition strategy?Absent
Comprehensive physical activity strategy?Absent
Evidence-based dietary guidelines and/or RDAs?Present
National target(s) on reducing obesity?Present
Promotion of breastfeeding?Absent

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)?Absent

Key

Present
Present (voluntary)
Incoming
Absent
Unknown

Last updated October 26, 2022

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