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Rischio nazionale di obesità *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.Rischio di obesità infantile *4/11This 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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Attività insufficiente
Consumo di frutta
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Comorbilità
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Cancro colon-rettale
Cancro del pancreas
Cancro della colecisti
Cancro del rene
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Aumento del colesterolo
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Contextual factors
Prevalenza dell'obesità
Donne, 2019-2020
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 15-49 |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 5328 |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) and ICF. 2021. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019- 20. Banjul, The Gambia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBoS and ICF. https://www.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR369/FR369.pdf (last accessed 19.05.21) |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2019
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 35+ |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 9188 |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, obesity, multimorbidity, and related risk factors among adult Gambians: a cross-sectional nationwide study. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00508-9 |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
Donne, 2018
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 15-49 |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 1651 |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | National Nutrition Agency (NaNA)-Gambia, UNICEF, Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBOS), GroundWork. Gambia National Micronutrient Survey 2018. Banjul, Gambia; 2019 |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
Donne, 2013
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 15-49 |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 4024 |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | The Gambia Bureau of Statistics - GBOS and ICF International. 2014. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013. Banjul, The Gambia: GBOS and ICF International. |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2010
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 25-64 |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 5280 |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2010
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 25-64 |
| Riferimenti: | Cham B, Scholes S, Ng Fat L, Badjie O, Groce NE, Mindell JS. The silent epidemic of obesity in The Gambia: evidence from a nationwide, population-based, cross-sectional health examination survey. BMJ Open. 2020 Jun 1;10(6):e033882. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033882. PMID: 32487572; PMCID: PMC7265034. |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
Adulti, 1996
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 15+ |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 5373 |
| Riferimenti: | Prentice A. The emerging epidemic of obesity in developing coutnries. International Journal of Epidemilogy 2006;35:93-99 |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
Bambini, 2014
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 13-15 |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 960 |
| Area coperta: | Urbano |
| Riferimenti: | Juwara A, Huang N, Chien LY, Chen HJ. Stunting and weight statuses of adolescents differ between public and private schools in urban Gambia. Int J Public Health. 2016 Jul;61(6):717-726. doi: 10.1007/s00038-016-0836-6. Epub 2016 May 24. PMID: 27220546. |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | Please note these figures are based on children attending urban public schools in Gambia. Currently no nationally representative data are available to us. |
| Cutoffs: | CDC |
Ragazze, 2013
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 15-19 |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 795 |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | 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. The Gambia Bureau of Statistics - GBOS and ICF International. 2014. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013. Banjul, The Gambia: GBOS and ICF International. |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | Small sample size |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | BMI for age: between +1 SD and +2 SD is overweight and greater than +2 SD is obesity |
| Cutoffs: | WHO 2007 |
0-5 years, 2019-2020
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 0-5 |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 3964 |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) and ICF. 2021. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019- 20. Banjul, The Gambia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBoS and ICF. https://www.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR369/FR369.pdf (last accessed 19.05.21) |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | Infants |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Children whose weight-for-height Z-score is more than two standard deviations (+2 SD) above the median of the reference population are considered overweight. |
| Cutoffs: | Other |
0-5 years, 2019-2020
| Età: | 0-5 |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 3944 |
| Riferimenti: | DHS: The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019- 20. Banjul, The Gambia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBoS and ICF |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | 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. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2018
| Età: | 0-5 |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 1363 |
| Riferimenti: | Other: Gambia National Micronutrient Survey 2018. Banjul, Gambia; 2019 |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | 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. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2013
| Età: | 0-5 |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 3480 |
| Riferimenti: | DHS: The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013. Banjul, The Gambia, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBOS and ICF International, 2014. |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | 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. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2012
| Età: | 0-5 |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 7200 |
| Riferimenti: | SMART: National Nutrition Survey in the Gambia using the Standardised Monitoring and Assessment of Relief Transition (SMART) methods |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | 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. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2010
| Età: | 0-5 |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 11423 |
| Riferimenti: | MICS: The Gambia multiple indicator cluster survey 2010 (MICS): Final report. Banjul, The Gambia: GBOS, 2012 |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | 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. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2010-2011
| Età: | 0-5 |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 4650 |
| Riferimenti: | Other: Gambia Integrated Household Survey Income and Expenditure Poverty Assessment-2010 |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | 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. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | =>+2SD |
Ragazze, 2010-2011
| Età: | 0-5 |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 4651 |
| Riferimenti: | Other: Gambia Integrated Household Survey Income and Expenditure Poverty Assessment-2010 |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | 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. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2005-2006
| Età: | 0-5 |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 6377 |
| Riferimenti: | MICS: The Gambia Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2005/2006 Report. Banjul, The Gambia: GBoS, 2007 |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | 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. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2000
| Età: | 0-5 |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 2776 |
| Riferimenti: | MICS: The Gambia multiple indicator cluster survey report, 2000 (MICS). Banjul, The Gambia, 2002 |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | 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. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | =>+2SD |
% Women living with overweight or obesity in Australia by region, 2013-2019
Donne
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Riferimenti: | 2013: The Gambia Bureau of Statistics - GBOS and ICF International. 2014. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013. Banjul, The Gambia: GBOS and ICF International. 2018: National Nutrition Agency (NaNA)-Gambia, UNICEF, Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBOS), GroundWork. Gambia National Micronutrient Survey 2018. Banjul, Gambia; 2019 2019: Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS)and ICF. 2021. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019-20. Banjul, The Gambia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBoS and ICF. |
| Potrebbero essere state utilizzate metodologie diverse di raccolta dei dati e per questo motivo i dati di indagini diverse potrebbero non essere direttamente comparabili. | |
% Women living with overweight or obesity in Gambia 2013-2019
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Riferimenti: | 2013: The Gambia Bureau of Statistics - GBOS and ICF International. 2014. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013. Banjul, The Gambia: GBOS and ICF International. 2018: National Nutrition Agency (NaNA)-Gambia, UNICEF, Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBOS), GroundWork. Gambia National Micronutrient Survey 2018. Banjul, Gambia; 2019 2019: Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) and ICF. 2021. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019- 20. Banjul, The Gambia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBoS and ICF. https://www.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR369/FR369.pdf (last accessed 19.05.21) |
| Potrebbero essere state utilizzate metodologie diverse di raccolta dei dati e per questo motivo i dati di indagini diverse potrebbero non essere direttamente comparabili. | |
Sovrappeso/obesità per istruzione
Donne, 2019-2020
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 15-49 |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 5328 |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) and ICF. 2021. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019-20. Banjul, The Gambia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBoS and ICF. https://www.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR369/FR369.pdf (last accessed 19.05.21) |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
Donne, 2018
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 15-49 |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 1651 |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | National Nutrition Agency (NaNA)-Gambia, UNICEF, Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBOS), GroundWork. Gambia National Micronutrient Survey 2018. Banjul, Gambia; 2019 |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
Donne, 2013
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 15-49 |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 4024 |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | The Gambia Bureau of Statistics - GBOS and ICF International. 2014. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013. Banjul, The Gambia: GBOS and ICF International. |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
Uomini, 2010
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 25-64 |
| Riferimenti: | Cham B, Scholes S, Ng Fat L, Badjie O, Groce NE, Mindell JS. The silent epidemic of obesity in The Gambia: evidence from a nationwide, population-based, cross-sectional health examination survey. BMJ Open. 2020 Jun 1;10(6):e033882. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033882. PMID: 32487572; PMCID: PMC7265034. |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
Donne, 2010
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 25-64 |
| Riferimenti: | Cham B, Scholes S, Ng Fat L, Badjie O, Groce NE, Mindell JS. The silent epidemic of obesity in The Gambia: evidence from a nationwide, population-based, cross-sectional health examination survey. BMJ Open. 2020 Jun 1;10(6):e033882. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033882. PMID: 32487572; PMCID: PMC7265034. |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
0-5 years, 2019-2020
| Dimensioni del campione: | 3944 |
| Riferimenti: | DHS: The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019- 20. Banjul, The Gambia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBoS and ICF |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | 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. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2018
| Dimensioni del campione: | 9677 |
| Riferimenti: | MICS: The Gambia Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2018, Survey Findings Report. Banjul, The Gambia: The Gambia Bureau of Statistics |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | 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. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2013
| Dimensioni del campione: | 3480 |
| Riferimenti: | DHS: The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013. Banjul, The Gambia, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBOS and ICF International, 2014. |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | 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. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2010
| Dimensioni del campione: | 11423 |
| Riferimenti: | MICS: The Gambia multiple indicator cluster survey 2010 (MICS): Final report. Banjul, The Gambia: GBOS, 2012 |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | 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. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2005-2006
| Dimensioni del campione: | 6377 |
| Riferimenti: | MICS: The Gambia Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2005/2006 Report. Banjul, The Gambia: GBoS, 2007 |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | 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. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2005-2006
| Dimensioni del campione: | 6377 |
| Riferimenti: | MICS: The Gambia Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2005/2006 Report. Banjul, The Gambia: GBoS, 2007 |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | 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. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2000
| Dimensioni del campione: | 2776 |
| Riferimenti: | MICS: The Gambia multiple indicator cluster survey report, 2000 (MICS). Banjul, The Gambia, 2002 |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | 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. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | =>+2SD |
Sovrappeso/obesità per età
Donne, 2019-2020
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS)and ICF. 2021. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019-20. Banjul, The Gambia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBoS and ICF. |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
Donne, 2018
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 1651 |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | National Nutrition Agency (NaNA)-Gambia, UNICEF, Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBOS), GroundWork. Gambia National Micronutrient Survey 2018. Banjul, Gambia; 2019 |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
Donne, 2013
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 4024 |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | The Gambia Bureau of Statistics - GBOS and ICF International. 2014. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013. Banjul, The Gambia: GBOS and ICF International. |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2010
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Riferimenti: | Cham B, Scholes S, Ng Fat L, Badjie O, Groce NE, Mindell JS. The silent epidemic of obesity in The Gambia: evidence from a nationwide, population-based, cross-sectional health examination survey. BMJ Open. 2020 Jun 1;10(6):e033882. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033882. PMID: 32487572; PMCID: PMC7265034. |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
Sovrappeso/obesità per regione
Donne, 2019-2020
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 15-49 |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 5328 |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS)and ICF. 2021. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019-20. Banjul, The Gambia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBoS and ICF. |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
Donne, 2018
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 15-49 |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 1651 |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | National Nutrition Agency (NaNA)-Gambia, UNICEF, Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBOS), GroundWork. Gambia National Micronutrient Survey 2018. Banjul, Gambia; 2019 |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
Donne, 2013
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 15-49 |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 4024 |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | The Gambia Bureau of Statistics - GBOS and ICF International. 2014. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013. Banjul, The Gambia: GBOS and ICF International. |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
Uomini, 2010
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 25-64 |
| Riferimenti: | Cham B, Scholes S, Ng Fat L, Badjie O, Groce NE, Mindell JS. The silent epidemic of obesity in The Gambia: evidence from a nationwide, population-based, cross-sectional health examination survey. BMJ Open. 2020 Jun 1;10(6):e033882. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033882. PMID: 32487572; PMCID: PMC7265034. |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
Donne, 2010
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 25-64 |
| Riferimenti: | Cham B, Scholes S, Ng Fat L, Badjie O, Groce NE, Mindell JS. The silent epidemic of obesity in The Gambia: evidence from a nationwide, population-based, cross-sectional health examination survey. BMJ Open. 2020 Jun 1;10(6):e033882. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033882. PMID: 32487572; PMCID: PMC7265034. |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
0-5 years, 2019-2020
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 3964 |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS)and ICF. 2021. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019-20. Banjul, The Gambia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBoS and ICF. |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | Infants. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Children whose weight-for-height Z-score is more than two standard deviations (+2 SD) above the median of the reference population are considered overweight. |
| Cutoffs: | Other |
0-5 years, 2019-2020
| Dimensioni del campione: | 3944 |
| Riferimenti: | DHS: The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019- 20. Banjul, The Gambia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBoS and ICF |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | 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. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2018
| Dimensioni del campione: | 1363 |
| Riferimenti: | Other: Gambia National Micronutrient Survey 2018. Banjul, Gambia; 2019 |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | 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. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2013
| Dimensioni del campione: | 3480 |
| Riferimenti: | DHS: The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013. Banjul, The Gambia, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBOS and ICF International, 2014. |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | 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. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2010
| Dimensioni del campione: | 11423 |
| Riferimenti: | MICS: The Gambia multiple indicator cluster survey 2010 (MICS): Final report. Banjul, The Gambia: GBOS, 2012 |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | 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. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2010-2011
| Dimensioni del campione: | 4650 |
| Riferimenti: | Other: Gambia Integrated Household Survey Income and Expenditure Poverty Assessment-2010 |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | 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. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2005-2006
| Dimensioni del campione: | 6377 |
| Riferimenti: | MICS: The Gambia Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2005/2006 Report. Banjul, The Gambia: GBoS, 2007 |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | 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. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2000
| Dimensioni del campione: | 2776 |
| Riferimenti: | MICS: The Gambia multiple indicator cluster survey report, 2000 (MICS). Banjul, The Gambia, 2002 |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | 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. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | =>+2SD |
Sovrappeso/obesità per gruppo socio-economico
Donne, 2019-2020
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 15-49 |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 5328 |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) and ICF. 2021. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019- 20. Banjul, The Gambia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBoS and ICF. https://www.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR369/FR369.pdf (last accessed 19.05.21) |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
Donne, 2018
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 15-49 |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 1651 |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | National Nutrition Agency (NaNA)-Gambia, UNICEF, Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBOS), GroundWork. Gambia National Micronutrient Survey 2018. Banjul, Gambia; 2019 |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | Wealth Quintile |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
Donne, 2013
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 15-49 |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 4024 |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | The Gambia Bureau of Statistics - GBOS and ICF International. 2014. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013. Banjul, The Gambia: GBOS and ICF International. |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
Ragazzi, 2014
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 13-15 |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 960 |
| Area coperta: | Urbano |
| Riferimenti: | Juwara A, Huang N, Chien LY, Chen HJ. Stunting and weight statuses of adolescents differ between public and private schools in urban Gambia. Int J Public Health. 2016 Jul;61(6):717-726. doi: 10.1007/s00038-016-0836-6. Epub 2016 May 24. PMID: 27220546. |
| Cutoffs: | CDC |
Ragazze, 2014
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 13-15 |
| Dimensioni del campione: | 960 |
| Area coperta: | Urbano |
| Riferimenti: | Juwara A, Huang N, Chien LY, Chen HJ. Stunting and weight statuses of adolescents differ between public and private schools in urban Gambia. Int J Public Health. 2016 Jul;61(6):717-726. doi: 10.1007/s00038-016-0836-6. Epub 2016 May 24. PMID: 27220546. |
| Cutoffs: | CDC |
0-5 years, 2019-2020
| Dimensioni del campione: | 3944 |
| Riferimenti: | DHS: The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019- 20. Banjul, The Gambia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBoS and ICF |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | 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. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2018
| Dimensioni del campione: | 1363 |
| Riferimenti: | Other: Gambia National Micronutrient Survey 2018. Banjul, Gambia; 2019 |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | 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. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2013
| Dimensioni del campione: | 3480 |
| Riferimenti: | DHS: The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013. Banjul, The Gambia, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBOS and ICF International, 2014. |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | 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. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2010
| Dimensioni del campione: | 11423 |
| Riferimenti: | MICS: The Gambia multiple indicator cluster survey 2010 (MICS): Final report. Banjul, The Gambia: GBOS, 2012 |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | 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. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2005-2006
| Dimensioni del campione: | 6377 |
| Riferimenti: | MICS: The Gambia Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2005/2006 Report. Banjul, The Gambia: GBoS, 2007 |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | 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. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2000
| Dimensioni del campione: | 2776 |
| Riferimenti: | MICS: The Gambia multiple indicator cluster survey report, 2000 (MICS). Banjul, The Gambia, 2002 |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | 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. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | =>+2SD |
Double burden of underweight & overweight
Adulti, 2022
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 20+ |
| Riferimenti: | 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. |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | Age Standardised estimates |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Combined prevalence of BMI<18.5 kg/m² and BMI>=30 kg/m² (double burden of underweight and obesity) |
Bambini, 2022
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 5-19 |
| Riferimenti: | 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. |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | Age standardised estimates |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Combined prevalence of BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD (double burden of thinness and obesity) |
| Cutoffs: | BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD |
0-5 years, 2019-2020
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 0-5 |
| Riferimenti: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019- 20. Banjul, The Gambia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBoS and ICF |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 2018
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 0-5 |
| Riferimenti: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | Gambia National Micronutrient Survey 2018. Banjul, Gambia; 2019 |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 2013
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 0-5 |
| Riferimenti: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013. Banjul, The Gambia, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBOS and ICF International, 2014. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 2012
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 0-5 |
| Riferimenti: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | National Nutrition Survey in the Gambia using the Standardised Monitoring and Assessment of Relief Transition (SMART) methods |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 2010-2011
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 0-5 |
| Riferimenti: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | Gambia Integrated Household Survey Income and Expenditure Poverty Assessment-2010 |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 2005-2006
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 0-5 |
| Riferimenti: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | The Gambia Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2005/2006 Report. Banjul, The Gambia: GBoS, 2007 |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 2000
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 0-5 |
| Riferimenti: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | The Gambia multiple indicator cluster survey report, 2000 (MICS). Banjul, The Gambia, 2002 |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
Attività fisica insufficiente
Adulti, 2022
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Auto-riferito |
| Età: | 18+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | WHO (2024). Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18-years age-standardized estimate in 2022. Available at https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/prevalence-of-insufficient-physical-activity-among-adults-aged-18-years-(age-standardized-estimate)-(-) |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Percent of population attaining less than 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week, or less than 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week, or equivalent. |
Uomini, 2022
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Auto-riferito |
| Età: | 18+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | WHO (2024). Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18-years age-standardized estimate in 2022. Available at https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/prevalence-of-insufficient-physical-activity-among-adults-aged-18-years-(age-standardized-estimate)-(-) |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Percent of population attaining less than 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week, or less than 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week, or equivalent. |
Donne, 2022
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Auto-riferito |
| Età: | 18+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | WHO (2024). Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18-years age-standardized estimate in 2022. Available at https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/prevalence-of-insufficient-physical-activity-among-adults-aged-18-years-(age-standardized-estimate)-(-) |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Percent of population attaining less than 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week, or less than 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week, or equivalent. |
Adulti, 2016
| Riferimenti: | 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 |
Uomini, 2016
| Riferimenti: | 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 |
Donne, 2016
| Riferimenti: | 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 |
Estimated per capita fruit intake
Adulti, 2017
| Età: | 25+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/ |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Estimated per capita fruit intake (g/day) |
Estimated per capita processed meat intake
Adulti, 2017
| Età: | 25+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/ |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Estimated per capita processed meat intake (g per day) |
Estimated per capita whole grains intake
Adulti, 2017
| Tipo di sondaggio: | Misurato |
| Età: | 25+ |
| Riferimenti: | Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/ |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day) |
Salute mentale - disturbi depressivi
Adulti, 2021
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | 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) |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years) |
Uomini, 2021
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | 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) |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years) |
Donne, 2021
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | 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) |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years) |
Adulti, 2015
| Riferimenti: | Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | % of population with depression disorders |
Bambini, 2021
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | 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) |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age) |
Ragazzi, 2021
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | 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) |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age) |
Ragazze, 2021
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | 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) |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age) |
Salute mentale - disturbi d'ansia
Adulti, 2021
| Età: | 20+ |
| Riferimenti: | 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). |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population |
Uomini, 2021
| Età: | 20+ |
| Riferimenti: | 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). |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population |
Donne, 2021
| Età: | 20+ |
| Riferimenti: | 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). |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population |
Adulti, 2015
| Riferimenti: | Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | % of population with anxiety disorders |
Bambini, 2021
| Riferimenti: | 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) |
Ragazzi, 2021
| Riferimenti: | 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) |
Ragazze, 2021
| Riferimenti: | 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) |
% di neonati da 0-5 mesi allattati esclusivamente al seno
0-5 years, 2010-2024
| Riferimenti: | The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019- 20. Banjul, The Gambia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBoS and ICF |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | Full details are available. Original citation United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2023). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Infant and Young Child Feeding: Exclusive breastfeeding, New York, October 2023. |
Percent of population who cannot afford a healthy diet
Adulti, 2024
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet (CoAHD). https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/CAHD. Licence: CC-BY-4.0. [Last Accessed 15.10.25] |
| Note (disponibile solo in inglese): | The percent of the population whose food budget is below the cost of a healthy diet. |
Adulti, 2022
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | The Food Systems Dashboard. The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), The Columbia Climate School, and Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 2024. Geneva, Switzerland. https://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org. DOI: https://doi.org/10.36072/db. |
Cancro dell'esofago
Uomini, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Indicence per 100,000 |
Donne, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Indicence per 100,000 |
Uomini, 2020
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2351 |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Donne, 2020
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2351 |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Cancro colon-rettale
Uomini, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Donne, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Uomini, 2020
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2351 |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Donne, 2020
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2351 |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Cancro del pancreas
Uomini, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Donne, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Uomini, 2020
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2351 |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Donne, 2020
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2351 |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Cancro della colecisti
Uomini, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Indicence per 100,000 |
Donne, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Indicence per 100,000 |
Uomini, 2020
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2351 |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Donne, 2020
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2351 |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Cancro del rene
Uomini, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Donne, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Uomini, 2020
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2351 |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Donne, 2020
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2351 |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Cancro dell'utero
Donne, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Donne, 2020
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2351 |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Aumento della pressione arteriosa
Adulti, 2015
| Riferimenti: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90). |
Uomini, 2015
| Riferimenti: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90). |
Donne, 2015
| Riferimenti: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90). |
Aumento del colesterolo
Adulti, 2008
| Riferimenti: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885 |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate). |
Uomini, 2008
| Riferimenti: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885 |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate). |
Donne, 2008
| Riferimenti: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885 |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate). |
Aumento della glicemia a digiuno
Uomini, 2014
| Riferimenti: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication). |
Donne, 2014
| Riferimenti: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication). |
Prevalenza del diabete
Adulti, 2024
| Riferimenti: | Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 11th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2025. http://www.diabetesatlas.org |
Adulti, 2021
| Età: | 20-79 |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, % |
Adulti, 2019
| Età: | 20-79 |
| Riferimenti: | Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%). |
Adulti, 2017
| Riferimenti: | Reproduced with kind permission of IDF, International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 8th edition. Brussels, Belgium: International Diabetes Federation, 2017. http://www.diabetesatlas.org |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%). |
Ovarian Cancer
Donne, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Leukemia
Uomini, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Incidence per 100,000 |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
Donne, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Incidence per 100,000 |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
Liver and intrahepatic bile duct Cancer
Uomini, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Donne, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Multiple Myeloma
Uomini, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Indicence per 100,000 |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
Donne, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Indicence per 100,000 |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
Non Hodgkin Lymphoma
Uomini, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Incidence per 100,000 |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
Donne, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Incidence per 100,000 |
| Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m². | |
Thyroid Cancer
Uomini, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Donne, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Area coperta: | Nazionale |
| Riferimenti: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Economic impact of overweight and obesity
Policies, Interventions and Actions
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.
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Labelling
| Is there mandatory nutrition labelling? | Absent |
| Front-of-package labelling? | Absent |
| Back-of-pack nutrition declaration? | Absent |
| Color coding? | Absent |
| Warning label? | Absent |
Regulation and marketing
| Are there fiscal policies on unhealthy products? | Absent |
| Tax on unhealthy foods? | Absent |
| Tax on unhealthy drinks? | Absent |
| 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? | Absent |
| 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? | Absent |
| Comprehensive nutrition strategy? | Present |
| Comprehensive physical activity strategy? | Absent |
| Evidence-based dietary guidelines and/or RDAs? | Absent |
| National target(s) on reducing obesity? | Absent |
| Promotion of breastfeeding? | Present |
Monitoring and surveillance
| Monitoring of the prevalence and incidence for the main obesity-related NCDs and risk factors? | Present |
| Within 5 years? | Present |
Governance and resource
| Multi-sectoral national co-ordination mechanism for obesity or nutrition (including obesity)? | Present |
Key
Present
Present (voluntary)
Incoming
Absent
Unknown
Last updated September 13, 2022
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