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Obesity prevalence

Adults, 2011

Survey type:Measured
Sample size:2799
Area covered:National
References:Ministerio de Sanidad y Bienestar Social, Ministerio de Economía, Planificación e Inversiones Públicas/Guinea Ecuatorial and ICF International. 2012. Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud (EDSGE-I) 2011. Calverton, Maryland, USA: Ministerio de Sanidad y Bienestar Social, Ministerio de Economía, Planificación e Inversiones Públicas/Guinea Ecuatorial and ICF International.
Notes:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and includes 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.

0-5 years, 2011

Age:0-5
Sample size:1094
References:DHS: Encuesta demográfica y de salud en Guinea Ecuatorial (EDSGE-I). Demographic and Health Surveys. Guinea Ecuatorial y Calverton, Maryland, USA: MSBS, MEPIP e ICF, 2012.
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.
Definitions:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2004

Age:0-5
Sample size:33334
References:NNS: Nutritional status and its correlates in Equatorial Guinean preschool children: Results from a nationally representative survey. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 2008;29:49-58
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.
Definitions:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2000

Age:0-5
Sample size:2221
References:MICS: Encuesta de indicadores multiples (MICS 2000): Informe final. Malabo, República de Guinea Educatorial:Ministerio de Planificación y Desarrollo Económico y UNICEF, 2001
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.
Definitions:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1997

Age:0-5
References:NNS: The economic and nutrition transition in Equatorial Guinea coincided with a double burden of over- and under nutrition. Economics and Human Biology 2010;8:80-87
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.
Definitions:=>+2SD

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