• Forbhreathnú
  • Leitheadúlacht murtaill
  • Miondealuithe daonra
  • Tiománaithe
  • Comhghalrachtaí
  • Polsaithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin)
  • Contextual factors
Sonraí á lódáil - fan le do thoil

Leitheadúlacht murtaill

Daoine Fásta, 2018

Cineál an tsuirbhé:Tomhaiste
Aois:15-94
Samplamhéid:2539
Ceantar Clúdaithe:Náisiúnta
Tagairtí:Larsen CVL, Hansen CD, Igemann C et al. Befolkningsundersøgelsen i Grønland 2018. – Levevilkår, livsstil og helbred. Oversigt over indikatorer for folkesundheden. Statens Institute for Folkesundhed
Nótaí:NB. Total adults taken as an average of male & female. Worldbank unable to provide male/female ratio for Greenland 50% therefore assumed.
Mura gcuirtear a mhalairt in iúl, is ionann rómheáchan agus ICM idir 25kg agus 29.9kg/m², is ionann murtall agus ICM níos mó ná 30kg/m².

Daoine Fásta, 2005-2010

Cineál an tsuirbhé:Tomhaiste
Aois:18+
Samplamhéid:2757
Ceantar Clúdaithe:Náisiúnta
Tagairtí:Bjerregaard, P., Jørgensen, M. E. and The Greenland Population Study Group (2013), Prevalence of obesity among Inuit in Greenland and temporal trend by social position. Am. J. Hum. Biol., 25: 335–340. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.22372
Mura gcuirtear a mhalairt in iúl, is ionann rómheáchan agus ICM idir 25kg agus 29.9kg/m², is ionann murtall agus ICM níos mó ná 30kg/m².

Páistí, 2011

Cineál an tsuirbhé:Tomhaiste
Aois:6
Samplamhéid:842
Ceantar Clúdaithe:Náisiúnta
Tagairtí:Rex KF, Larsen NH, Rex H, Niclasen B, Pedersen ML.A national study on weight classes among children in Greenland at school entry.nt J Circumpolar Health. 2014 Oct 20;73. doi: 10.3402/ijch.v73.25537. eCollection 2014.
Cutoffs:IOTF

Rómheáchán/murtall de réir aoise

Daoine Fásta, 2014

Cineál an tsuirbhé:Tomhaiste
Samplamhéid:2102
Ceantar Clúdaithe:Náisiúnta
Tagairtí:Dahl-Petersen IK, Larsen CVL, Nielsen NO, Jørgensen ME, Bjerregaard P. Befolkningsundersøgelsen i Grønland 2014. Levevilkår, livsstil og helbred. København og Nuuk [Population health survey in Greenland 2014—living conditions, life style and health. In Danish and Greenlandic]. Copenhagen and Nuuk: National Institute of Public Health and Government of Greenland; 2016.
Mura gcuirtear a mhalairt in iúl, is ionann rómheáchan agus ICM idir 25kg agus 29.9kg/m², is ionann murtall agus ICM níos mó ná 30kg/m².

Rómheáchán/murtall de réir grúpa socheacnamaíoch

Fir, 2005-2010

Cineál an tsuirbhé:Tomhaiste
Aois:18+
Samplamhéid:2757
Ceantar Clúdaithe:Náisiúnta
Tagairtí:Bjerregaard, P., Jørgensen, M. E. and The Greenland Population Study Group (2013), Prevalence of obesity among Inuit in Greenland and temporal trend by social position. Am. J. Hum. Biol., 25: 335–340. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.22372
Nótaí:Social position was scored from information about education, housing density and ownership of specified household items.
Mura gcuirtear a mhalairt in iúl, is ionann rómheáchan agus ICM idir 25kg agus 29.9kg/m², is ionann murtall agus ICM níos mó ná 30kg/m².

Mná, 2005-2010

Cineál an tsuirbhé:Tomhaiste
Aois:18+
Samplamhéid:2757
Ceantar Clúdaithe:Náisiúnta
Tagairtí:Bjerregaard, P., Jørgensen, M. E. and The Greenland Population Study Group (2013), Prevalence of obesity among Inuit in Greenland and temporal trend by social position. Am. J. Hum. Biol., 25: 335–340. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.22372
Nótaí:Social position was scored from information about education, housing density and ownership of specified household items.
Mura gcuirtear a mhalairt in iúl, is ionann rómheáchan agus ICM idir 25kg agus 29.9kg/m², is ionann murtall agus ICM níos mó ná 30kg/m².

Double burden of underweight & overweight

Daoine Fásta, 2022

Cineál an tsuirbhé:Tomhaiste
Aois:20+
Tagairtí: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.
Nótaí:Age Standardised estimates
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Combined prevalence of BMI<18.5 kg/m² and BMI>=30 kg/m² (double burden of underweight and obesity)

Páistí, 2022

Cineál an tsuirbhé:Tomhaiste
Aois:5-19
Tagairtí: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.
Nótaí:Age standardised estimates
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Combined prevalence of BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD (double burden of thinness and obesity)
Cutoffs:BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD

Gníomhaíocht choirp neamhimleor

Buachaillí, 2022

Tagairtí:Rakić JG, Hamrik Z, Dzielska A, Felder-Puig R, Oja L, Bakalár P et al. A focus on adolescent physical activity, eating behaviours, weight status and body image in Europe, central Asia and Canada. Health Behaviour in School-aged Children international report from the 2021/2022 survey. Volume 4. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2024. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (2023), Data browser (findings from the 2021/22 international HBSC survey): https://data-browser.hbsc.org.
Nótaí:Young people were asked to report the number of days over the past week during which they were physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes. The question was introduced by text defining moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) as any activity that increases the heart rate and makes the person get out of breath some of the time, with examples provided. Findings presented on the Observatory show the proportions who report less than 60 minutes of MVPA daily.
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):% reporting less than 60 minutes of MVPA daily

Cailíní, 2022

Tagairtí:Rakić JG, Hamrik Z, Dzielska A, Felder-Puig R, Oja L, Bakalár P et al. A focus on adolescent physical activity, eating behaviours, weight status and body image in Europe, central Asia and Canada. Health Behaviour in School-aged Children international report from the 2021/2022 survey. Volume 4. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2024. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (2023), Data browser (findings from the 2021/22 international HBSC survey): https://data-browser.hbsc.org.
Nótaí:Young people were asked to report the number of days over the past week during which they were physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes. The question was introduced by text defining moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) as any activity that increases the heart rate and makes the person get out of breath some of the time, with examples provided. Findings presented on the Observatory show the proportions who report less than 60 minutes of MVPA daily.
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):% reporting less than 60 minutes of MVPA daily

Leitheadúlacht óil na ndeochanna boga carbónáitithe go laethúil ar a laghad

Buachaillí, 2021-2022

Ceantar Clúdaithe:Náisiúnta
Tagairtí:Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (2023), Data browser (findings from the 2021/22 international HBSC survey): https://data-browser.hbsc.org
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Proportion who reported drinking sugary soft drinks daily (at least once)

Cailíní, 2021-2022

Ceantar Clúdaithe:Náisiúnta
Tagairtí:Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (2023), Data browser (findings from the 2021/22 international HBSC survey): https://data-browser.hbsc.org
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Proportion who reported drinking sugary soft drinks daily (at least once)

Buachaillí, 2017-2018

Ceantar Clúdaithe:Náisiúnta
Tagairtí:Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (2020), Data browser (findings from the 2017/18 international HBSC survey): https://data-browser.hbsc.org.
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Proportion who reported drinking sugary soft drinks daily (at least once)

Cailíní, 2017-2018

Ceantar Clúdaithe:Náisiúnta
Tagairtí:Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (2020), Data browser (findings from the 2017/18 international HBSC survey): https://data-browser.hbsc.org.
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Proportion who reported drinking sugary soft drinks daily (at least once)

Estimated per capita fruit intake

Daoine Fásta, 2017

Cineál an tsuirbhé:Tomhaiste
Aois:25+
Tagairtí:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Estimated per-capita fruit intake (g/day)

Iontógáil mheasta feola próiseáilte per capita

Daoine Fásta, 2017

Cineál an tsuirbhé:Tomhaiste
Aois:25+
Tagairtí:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Estimated per-capita processed meat intake (g per day)

Estimated per capita whole grains intake

Daoine Fásta, 2017

Cineál an tsuirbhé:Tomhaiste
Aois:25+
Tagairtí:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day)

Meabhairshláinte - neamhoird dúlagar

Daoine Fásta, 2021

Aois:20+
Ceantar Clúdaithe:Náisiúnta
Tagairtí: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)
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years)

Fir, 2021

Aois:20+
Ceantar Clúdaithe:Náisiúnta
Tagairtí: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)
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years)

Mná, 2021

Aois:20+
Ceantar Clúdaithe:Náisiúnta
Tagairtí: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)
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years)

Páistí, 2021

Ceantar Clúdaithe:Náisiúnta
Tagairtí: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)
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age)

Buachaillí, 2021

Ceantar Clúdaithe:Náisiúnta
Tagairtí: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)
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age)

Cailíní, 2021

Ceantar Clúdaithe:Náisiúnta
Tagairtí: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)
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age)

Meabhairshláinte - neamhoird imní

Daoine Fásta, 2021

Aois:20+
Tagairtí: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).
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population

Fir, 2021

Aois:20+
Tagairtí: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).
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population

Mná, 2021

Aois:20+
Tagairtí: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).
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population

Páistí, 2021

Tagairtí: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)

Buachaillí, 2021

Tagairtí: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)

Cailíní, 2021

Tagairtí: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)

Forleithne diaibéitis

Daoine Fásta, 2024

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

Daoine Fásta, 2021

Aois:20-79
Ceantar Clúdaithe:Náisiúnta
Tagairtí:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation.  IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, %

Daoine Fásta, 2019

Aois:20-79
Tagairtí:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org
Sainmhínithe (ar fáil i mBéarla amháin):Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).

Policies, Interventions and Actions

Strategies and objectives for Public Health

Report in Danish

Categories (partial):Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2013-2019
Target age group:Daoine fásta agus páistí
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Bjerregaard P, Niclasen B, Frederiksen N et al. Hvordan gaar det Fokesundhed i Grønland 2014. Inuuneritta II, 2013-2019. Departementet for Sundhed, 2015

Food-based Dietary Guidelines of Greenland

The guidelines are made up of 10 recommendations, including recommendations on physical activity and the social aspects of meals and eating.

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2005 (ongoing)
Target age group:Daoine fásta agus páistí
Find out more:www.peqqik.gl

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?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?Absent
Comprehensive physical activity strategy?Absent
Evidence-based dietary guidelines and/or RDAs?Absent
National target(s) on reducing obesity?Absent
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?Present

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 November 27, 2022

See more policies here

Download contextual factors as a PDF Contextual factors definitions

Feedback

Are you finding the information on these pages useful?
Yes
No
N/A

Thank you for feeding back to World Obesity.

If you have any further feedback or suggestions please email us at obesity@worldobesity.org.

Close
Loading