Groenland
High income
- Overzicht
- Obesitasprevalentie
- Verdeling van de bevolking
- Chauffeurs
- Comorbiditeiten
- Beleid (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels)
- Contextual factors
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Verdeling van de bevolking
Chauffeurs
Comorbiditeiten
Beleid (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels)
Contextual factors
Obesitasprevalentie
Volwassenen, 2018
| Type onderzoek: | Gemeten |
| Leeftijd: | 15-94 |
| Monstergrootte: | 2539 |
| In aanmerking komend gebied: | Nationaal |
| Referenties: | 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 |
| Notities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | NB. Total adults taken as an average of male & female. Worldbank unable to provide male/female ratio for Greenland 50% therefore assumed. |
| Tenzij anders vermeld, verwijst overgewicht naar een BMI tussen 25 kg en 29,9 kg/m², obesitas verwijst naar een BMI van meer dan 30 kg/m². | |
Volwassenen, 2005-2010
| Type onderzoek: | Gemeten |
| Leeftijd: | 18+ |
| Monstergrootte: | 2757 |
| In aanmerking komend gebied: | Nationaal |
| Referenties: | 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 |
| Tenzij anders vermeld, verwijst overgewicht naar een BMI tussen 25 kg en 29,9 kg/m², obesitas verwijst naar een BMI van meer dan 30 kg/m². | |
Kinderen, 2011
| Type onderzoek: | Gemeten |
| Leeftijd: | 6 |
| Monstergrootte: | 842 |
| In aanmerking komend gebied: | Nationaal |
| Referenties: | 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 |
Overgewicht / obesitas, naar leeftijd
Volwassenen, 2014
| Type onderzoek: | Gemeten |
| Monstergrootte: | 2102 |
| In aanmerking komend gebied: | Nationaal |
| Referenties: | 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. |
| Tenzij anders vermeld, verwijst overgewicht naar een BMI tussen 25 kg en 29,9 kg/m², obesitas verwijst naar een BMI van meer dan 30 kg/m². | |
Overgewicht/obesitas, naar socio-economische groep
Mannen, 2005-2010
| Type onderzoek: | Gemeten |
| Leeftijd: | 18+ |
| Monstergrootte: | 2757 |
| In aanmerking komend gebied: | Nationaal |
| Referenties: | 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 |
| Notities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | Social position was scored from information about education, housing density and ownership of specified household items. |
| Tenzij anders vermeld, verwijst overgewicht naar een BMI tussen 25 kg en 29,9 kg/m², obesitas verwijst naar een BMI van meer dan 30 kg/m². | |
Vrouwen, 2005-2010
| Type onderzoek: | Gemeten |
| Leeftijd: | 18+ |
| Monstergrootte: | 2757 |
| In aanmerking komend gebied: | Nationaal |
| Referenties: | 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 |
| Notities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | Social position was scored from information about education, housing density and ownership of specified household items. |
| Tenzij anders vermeld, verwijst overgewicht naar een BMI tussen 25 kg en 29,9 kg/m², obesitas verwijst naar een BMI van meer dan 30 kg/m². | |
Double burden of underweight & overweight
Volwassenen, 2022
| Type onderzoek: | Gemeten |
| Leeftijd: | 20+ |
| Referenties: | 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. |
| Notities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | Age Standardised estimates |
| Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | Combined prevalence of BMI<18.5 kg/m² and BMI>=30 kg/m² (double burden of underweight and obesity) |
Kinderen, 2022
| Type onderzoek: | Gemeten |
| Leeftijd: | 5-19 |
| Referenties: | 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. |
| Notities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | Age standardised estimates |
| Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | Combined prevalence of BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD (double burden of thinness and obesity) |
| Cutoffs: | BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD |
Onvoldoende lichaamsbeweging
Jongens, 2022
| Referenties: | 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. |
| Notities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | 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. |
| Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | % reporting less than 60 minutes of MVPA daily |
Meisjes, 2022
| Referenties: | 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. |
| Notities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | 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. |
| Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | % reporting less than 60 minutes of MVPA daily |
Prevalentie van ten minste dagelijkse consumptie van koolzuurhoudende frisdrank
Jongens, 2021-2022
| In aanmerking komend gebied: | Nationaal |
| Referenties: | Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (2023), Data browser (findings from the 2021/22 international HBSC survey): https://data-browser.hbsc.org |
| Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | Proportion who reported drinking sugary soft drinks daily (at least once) |
Meisjes, 2021-2022
| In aanmerking komend gebied: | Nationaal |
| Referenties: | Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (2023), Data browser (findings from the 2021/22 international HBSC survey): https://data-browser.hbsc.org |
| Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | Proportion who reported drinking sugary soft drinks daily (at least once) |
Jongens, 2017-2018
| In aanmerking komend gebied: | Nationaal |
| Referenties: | Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (2020), Data browser (findings from the 2017/18 international HBSC survey): https://data-browser.hbsc.org. |
| Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | Proportion who reported drinking sugary soft drinks daily (at least once) |
Meisjes, 2017-2018
| In aanmerking komend gebied: | Nationaal |
| Referenties: | Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (2020), Data browser (findings from the 2017/18 international HBSC survey): https://data-browser.hbsc.org. |
| Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | Proportion who reported drinking sugary soft drinks daily (at least once) |
Estimated per capita fruit intake
Volwassenen, 2017
| Type onderzoek: | Gemeten |
| Leeftijd: | 25+ |
| Referenties: | Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/ |
| Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | Estimated per-capita fruit intake (g/day) |
Geschatte consumptie van verwerkt vlees per capita
Volwassenen, 2017
| Type onderzoek: | Gemeten |
| Leeftijd: | 25+ |
| Referenties: | Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/ |
| Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | Estimated per-capita processed meat intake (g per day) |
Estimated per capita whole grains intake
Volwassenen, 2017
| Type onderzoek: | Gemeten |
| Leeftijd: | 25+ |
| Referenties: | Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/ |
| Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day) |
Geestelijke gezondheid - depressiestoornissen
Volwassenen, 2021
| Leeftijd: | 20+ |
| In aanmerking komend gebied: | Nationaal |
| Referenties: | 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) |
| Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years) |
Mannen, 2021
| Leeftijd: | 20+ |
| In aanmerking komend gebied: | Nationaal |
| Referenties: | 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) |
| Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years) |
Vrouwen, 2021
| Leeftijd: | 20+ |
| In aanmerking komend gebied: | Nationaal |
| Referenties: | 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) |
| Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years) |
Kinderen, 2021
| In aanmerking komend gebied: | Nationaal |
| Referenties: | 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) |
| Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age) |
Jongens, 2021
| In aanmerking komend gebied: | Nationaal |
| Referenties: | 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) |
| Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age) |
Meisjes, 2021
| In aanmerking komend gebied: | Nationaal |
| Referenties: | 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) |
| Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age) |
Geestelijke gezondheid - angststoornissen
Volwassenen, 2021
| Leeftijd: | 20+ |
| Referenties: | 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). |
| Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population |
Mannen, 2021
| Leeftijd: | 20+ |
| Referenties: | 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). |
| Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population |
Vrouwen, 2021
| Leeftijd: | 20+ |
| Referenties: | 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). |
| Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population |
Kinderen, 2021
| Referenties: | 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) |
Jongens, 2021
| Referenties: | 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) |
Meisjes, 2021
| Referenties: | 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) |
Diabetesprevalentie
Volwassenen, 2024
| Referenties: | Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 11th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2025. http://www.diabetesatlas.org |
Volwassenen, 2021
| Leeftijd: | 20-79 |
| In aanmerking komend gebied: | Nationaal |
| Referenties: | Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org |
| Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, % |
Volwassenen, 2019
| Leeftijd: | 20-79 |
| Referenties: | Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org |
| Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%). |
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? | 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
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Present (voluntary)
Incoming
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Unknown
Last updated November 27, 2022
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