• Oversigt
  • Fedmeprævalens
  • Tendenser over tid
  • Befolkningsfordeling
  • Chauffører
  • Komorbiditet
  • Økonomisk indvirkning
  • Politikker
  • Contextual factors
Indlæser data – vent venligst

Fedmeprævalens

Voksne, 2022

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:20-49
Prøvens størrelse:22516
Area covered:National
Referencer:KNBS and ICF. 2023. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Nairobi, Kenya, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: KNBS and ICF
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):12263 Women and 10253 Men NB. Combined adult data estimated. These estimates were calculated by weighting male and female survey results. Weighting based on World Bank Population % total female 2020 (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL.FE.ZS - accessed 04.07.2023)
Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m².

Voksne, 2015

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:18-69
Prøvens størrelse:6000
Area covered:National
Referencer:Non Communicable Diseases Risk Factors STEPS Survey Kenya 2015
Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m².

Kvinder, 2014

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:15-49
Prøvens størrelse:13143
Area covered:National
Referencer:Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Health/Kenya, National AIDS Control Council/Kenya, Kenya Medical Research Institute, National Council for Population and Development/Kenya, and ICF International. 2015. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Rockville, MD, USA: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Health/Kenya, National AIDS Control Council/Kenya, Kenya Medical Research Institute, National Council for Population and Development/Kenya, and ICF International.
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m².

Kvinder, 2008-2009

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:15-49
Prøvens størrelse:7548
Area covered:National
Referencer:Kenya National Bureau of Statistics - KNBS - and ICF Macro. 2010. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2008-09. Calverton, Maryland: KNBS and ICF Macro.
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m².

Kvinder, 2003

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:15-49
Prøvens størrelse:7047
Area covered:National (MACRO)
Referencer:Central Bureau of Statistics - CBS/Kenya, Ministry of Health - MOH/Kenya, and ORC Macro. 2004. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2003. Calverton, Maryland: CBS, MOH, and ORC Macro.
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m².

Kvinder, 1993

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:15-49
Prøvens størrelse:3294
Referencer:Martorell R, Khan LK, Hughes ML, Grummer Strawn LM. Obesity in women from developing countries. EJCN (2000) 54;247-252
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):Martorell R, Khan LK, Hughes ML, Grummer Strawn LM. Obesity in women from developing countries. EJCN (2000) 54;247-252
Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m².

Børn, 2022

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:15-19
Prøvens størrelse:6066
Area covered:National
Referencer:KNBS and ICF. 2023. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Nairobi, Kenya, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: KNBS and ICF
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):2960 girls and 3106 boys. Combined adult data estimated. These estimates were calculated by weighting male and female survey results. Weighting based on World Bank Population % total female 2020 (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL.FE.ZS - accessed 04.07.2023)
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

Piger, 2014

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:15-19
Prøvens størrelse:2051
Area covered:National
Referencer: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. Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Health/Kenya, National AIDS Control Council/Kenya, Kenya Medical Research Institute, National Council for Population and Development/Kenya, and ICF International. 2015. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Rockville, MD, USA: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Health/Kenya, National AIDS Control Council/Kenya, Kenya Medical Research Institute, National Council for Population and Development/Kenya, and ICF International.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):BMI for age: between +1 SD and +2 SD is overweight and greater than +2 SD is obesity
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

Børn, 2011-2013

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:9-11
Prøvens størrelse:563
Area covered:Regional
Referencer:Muthuri SK, Wachira LJ, Onywera VO, Tremblay MS. Correlates of objectively measured overweight/obesity and physical activity in Kenyan school children: results from ISCOLE-Kenya. BMC Public Health. 2014;14:436. Published 2014 May 9. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-436
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):Nairobi NB Small sample size
Cutoffs:WHO

Infants, 2022

Alder:0-5
Prøvens størrelse:17238
Referencer:DHS: Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Infants, 2015-2016

Alder:0-5
Prøvens størrelse:4198891
Referencer:Other: Kenya 2015-16 Integrated Household Budget Survey (KIHBS)
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Infants, 2014

Alder:0-5
Prøvens størrelse:19151
Referencer:DHS: Kenya demographic and health Survey (2014 KDHS): Final Report. Demongraphic and Health Surveys. Nairobi, Kenya: KNBS, Ministry of Health, NACC, KEMRI, NCPD, 2015
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Infants, 2008-2009

Alder:0-5
Prøvens størrelse:5586
Referencer:DHS: Kenya demographic and health survey 2008-09. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: KNBS and ICF Macro, 2010
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Infants, 2005-2006

Alder:0-5
Prøvens størrelse:3780747
Referencer:Other: Kenya integrated household budget survey (KIHBS), 2005/06: Revised edition, basic report. Nairobi, Kenya 2006
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Infants, 2003

Alder:0-5
Prøvens størrelse:5440
Referencer:DHS: Kenya demographic and health survey 2003. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: CBS, MOH, and ORC Macro, 2004
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Infants, 2000

Alder:0-5
Prøvens størrelse:6067
Referencer:MICS: Kenya multiple indicator cluster survey 2000 (MICS). Government of Kenya and Unicef. Nairobi, Kenya, 2002
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Infants, 1998

Alder:0-5
Prøvens størrelse:2916
Referencer:DHS: Kenya demographic and health survey 1998. Demographic and Health Surveys. Central Bureau of Statistics. Calverton, Maryland: NDPD, CBS, and MI., 1999
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Infants, 1994

Alder:0-5
Prøvens størrelse:3693543
Referencer:Other: Fifth child nutrition survey, 1994. Welfare monitoring survey. Nairobi, Kenya, 1995.
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Infants, 1993

Alder:0-5
Prøvens størrelse:4904
Referencer:DHS: Kenya demographic and health survey 1993. Demographic and Health Surveys. Central Bureau of Statistics. Nairobi, Kenya, 1994
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Overvægt/fedme efter uddannelse

Mænd, 2022

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:20-49
Prøvens størrelse:22516
Area covered:National
Referencer:KNBS and ICF. 2023. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Nairobi, Kenya, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: KNBS and ICF
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):12263 Women and 10253 Men
Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m².

Kvinder, 2022

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:20-49
Prøvens størrelse:22516
Area covered:National
Referencer:KNBS and ICF. 2023. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Nairobi, Kenya, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: KNBS and ICF
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):12263 Women and 10253 Men
Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m².

Kvinder, 2014

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:15-49
Prøvens størrelse:13143
Area covered:National
Referencer:Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Health/Kenya, National AIDS Control Council/Kenya, Kenya Medical Research Institute, National Council for Population and Development/Kenya, and ICF International. 2015. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Rockville, MD, USA: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Health/Kenya, National AIDS Control Council/Kenya, Kenya Medical Research Institute, National Council for Population and Development/Kenya, and ICF International.
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m².

Kvinder, 2003

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:15-49
Prøvens størrelse:7047
Referencer:Central Bureau of Statistics - CBS/Kenya, Ministry of Health - MOH/Kenya, and ORC Macro. 2004. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2003. Calverton, Maryland: CBS, MOH, and ORC Macro.
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m².

Piger, 2014

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:15-19
Prøvens størrelse:2051
Area covered:National
Referencer: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. Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Health/Kenya, National AIDS Control Council/Kenya, Kenya Medical Research Institute, National Council for Population and Development/Kenya, and ICF International. 2015. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Rockville, MD, USA: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Health/Kenya, National AIDS Control Council/Kenya, Kenya Medical Research Institute, National Council for Population and Development/Kenya, and ICF International.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):BMI for age: between +1 SD and +2 SD is overweight and greater than +2 SD is obesity
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

Infants, 2022

Prøvens størrelse:17238
Referencer:DHS: Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Infants, 2014

Prøvens størrelse:19151
Referencer:DHS: Kenya demographic and health Survey (2014 KDHS): Final Report. Demongraphic and Health Surveys. Nairobi, Kenya: KNBS, Ministry of Health, NACC, KEMRI, NCPD, 2015
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Infants, 2008-2009

Prøvens størrelse:5586
Referencer:DHS: Kenya demographic and health survey 2008-09. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: KNBS and ICF Macro, 2010
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Infants, 2003

Prøvens størrelse:5440
Referencer:DHS: Kenya demographic and health survey 2003. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: CBS, MOH, and ORC Macro, 2004
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Infants, 1998

Prøvens størrelse:2916
Referencer:DHS: Kenya demographic and health survey 1998. Demographic and Health Surveys. Central Bureau of Statistics. Calverton, Maryland: NDPD, CBS, and MI., 1999
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Infants, 1993

Prøvens størrelse:4904
Referencer:DHS: Kenya demographic and health survey 1993. Demographic and Health Surveys. Central Bureau of Statistics. Nairobi, Kenya, 1994
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Overvægt/fedme efter alder

Voksne, 2022

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Prøvens størrelse:22516
Area covered:National
Referencer:KNBS and ICF. 2023. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Nairobi, Kenya, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: KNBS and ICF
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):12263 Women and 10253 Men
Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m².

Kvinder, 2014

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Prøvens størrelse:13143
Area covered:National
Referencer:Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Health/Kenya, National AIDS Control Council/Kenya, Kenya Medical Research Institute, National Council for Population and Development/Kenya, and ICF International. 2015. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Rockville, MD, USA: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Health/Kenya, National AIDS Control Council/Kenya, Kenya Medical Research Institute, National Council for Population and Development/Kenya, and ICF International.
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m².

Kvinder, 2003

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Prøvens størrelse:7047
Referencer:Central Bureau of Statistics - CBS/Kenya, Ministry of Health - MOH/Kenya, and ORC Macro. 2004. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2003. Calverton, Maryland: CBS, MOH, and ORC Macro.
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m².

Overvægt/fedme efter region

Mænd, 2022

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:20-49
Prøvens størrelse:22516
Area covered:National
Referencer:KNBS and ICF. 2023. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Nairobi, Kenya, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: KNBS and ICF
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):12263 Women and 10253 Men
Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m².

Kvinder, 2022

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:20-49
Prøvens størrelse:22516
Area covered:National
Referencer:KNBS and ICF. 2023. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Nairobi, Kenya, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: KNBS and ICF
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):12263 Women and 10253 Men
Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m².

Kvinder, 2014

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:15-49
Prøvens størrelse:13143
Area covered:National
Referencer:Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Health/Kenya, National AIDS Control Council/Kenya, Kenya Medical Research Institute, National Council for Population and Development/Kenya, and ICF International. 2015. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Rockville, MD, USA: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Health/Kenya, National AIDS Control Council/Kenya, Kenya Medical Research Institute, National Council for Population and Development/Kenya, and ICF International.
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):Includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m².

Kvinder, 2014

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:15-49
Prøvens størrelse:13143
Area covered:National
Referencer:Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Health/Kenya, National AIDS Control Council/Kenya, Kenya Medical Research Institute, National Council for Population and Development/Kenya, and ICF International. 2015. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Rockville, MD, USA: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Health/Kenya, National AIDS Control Council/Kenya, Kenya Medical Research Institute, National Council for Population and Development/Kenya, and ICF International.
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m².

Kvinder, 2003

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:15-49
Prøvens størrelse:7047
Referencer:Central Bureau of Statistics - CBS/Kenya, Ministry of Health - MOH/Kenya, and ORC Macro. 2004. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2003. Calverton, Maryland: CBS, MOH, and ORC Macro.
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m².

Drenge, 2022

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:15-19
Prøvens størrelse:6066
Area covered:National
Referencer:KNBS and ICF. 2023. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Nairobi, Kenya, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: KNBS and ICF
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):2960 girls and 3106 boys.
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

Piger, 2022

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:15-19
Prøvens størrelse:6066
Area covered:National
Referencer:KNBS and ICF. 2023. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Nairobi, Kenya, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: KNBS and ICF
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):2960 girls and 3106 boys.
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

Piger, 2014

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:15-19
Prøvens størrelse:2051
Area covered:National
Referencer: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. Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Health/Kenya, National AIDS Control Council/Kenya, Kenya Medical Research Institute, National Council for Population and Development/Kenya, and ICF International. 2015. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Rockville, MD, USA: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Health/Kenya, National AIDS Control Council/Kenya, Kenya Medical Research Institute, National Council for Population and Development/Kenya, and ICF International.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):BMI for age: between +1 SD and +2 SD is overweight and greater than +2 SD is obesity
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

Infants, 2022

Prøvens størrelse:17238
Referencer:DHS: Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Infants, 2015-2016

Prøvens størrelse:4198891
Referencer:Other: Kenya 2015-16 Integrated Household Budget Survey (KIHBS)
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Infants, 2014

Prøvens størrelse:19151
Referencer:DHS: Kenya demographic and health Survey (2014 KDHS): Final Report. Demongraphic and Health Surveys. Nairobi, Kenya: KNBS, Ministry of Health, NACC, KEMRI, NCPD, 2015
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Infants, 2008-2009

Prøvens størrelse:5586
Referencer:DHS: Kenya demographic and health survey 2008-09. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: KNBS and ICF Macro, 2010
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Infants, 2003

Prøvens størrelse:5440
Referencer:DHS: Kenya demographic and health survey 2003. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: CBS, MOH, and ORC Macro, 2004
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Infants, 2000

Prøvens størrelse:6067
Referencer:MICS: Kenya multiple indicator cluster survey 2000 (MICS). Government of Kenya and Unicef. Nairobi, Kenya, 2002
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Infants, 1998

Prøvens størrelse:2916
Referencer:DHS: Kenya demographic and health survey 1998. Demographic and Health Surveys. Central Bureau of Statistics. Calverton, Maryland: NDPD, CBS, and MI., 1999
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Infants, 1994

Prøvens størrelse:3693543
Referencer:Other: Fifth child nutrition survey, 1994. Welfare monitoring survey. Nairobi, Kenya, 1995.
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Infants, 1993

Prøvens størrelse:4904
Referencer:DHS: Kenya demographic and health survey 1993. Demographic and Health Surveys. Central Bureau of Statistics. Nairobi, Kenya, 1994
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Overvægt/fedme efter socioøkonomisk gruppe

Mænd, 2022

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:20-49
Prøvens størrelse:22516
Area covered:National
Referencer:KNBS and ICF. 2023. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Nairobi, Kenya, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: KNBS and ICF
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):12263 Women and 10253 Men
Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m².

Kvinder, 2022

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:20-49
Prøvens størrelse:22516
Area covered:National
Referencer:KNBS and ICF. 2023. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Nairobi, Kenya, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: KNBS and ICF
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):12263 Women and 10253 Men
Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m².

Kvinder, 2014

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:15-49
Prøvens størrelse:13143
Area covered:National
Referencer:Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Health/Kenya, National AIDS Control Council/Kenya, Kenya Medical Research Institute, National Council for Population and Development/Kenya, and ICF International. 2015. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Rockville, MD, USA: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Health/Kenya, National AIDS Control Council/Kenya, Kenya Medical Research Institute, National Council for Population and Development/Kenya, and ICF International.
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m².

Kvinder, 2003

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:15-49
Prøvens størrelse:7047
Referencer:Central Bureau of Statistics - CBS/Kenya, Ministry of Health - MOH/Kenya, and ORC Macro. 2004. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2003. Calverton, Maryland: CBS, MOH, and ORC Macro.
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m².

Drenge, 2022

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:15-19
Prøvens størrelse:6066
Area covered:National
Referencer:KNBS and ICF. 2023. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Nairobi, Kenya, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: KNBS and ICF
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):2960 girls and 3106 boys.
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

Piger, 2022

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:15-19
Prøvens størrelse:6066
Area covered:National
Referencer:KNBS and ICF. 2023. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Nairobi, Kenya, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: KNBS and ICF
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):2960 girls and 3106 boys.
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

Piger, 2014

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:15-19
Prøvens størrelse:2051
Referencer: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. Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Health/Kenya, National AIDS Control Council/Kenya, Kenya Medical Research Institute, National Council for Population and Development/Kenya, and ICF International. 2015. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Rockville, MD, USA: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Health/Kenya, National AIDS Control Council/Kenya, Kenya Medical Research Institute, National Council for Population and Development/Kenya, and ICF International.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):BMI for age: between +1 SD and +2 SD is overweight and greater than +2 SD is obesity
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

Infants, 2022

Prøvens størrelse:17238
Referencer:DHS: Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Infants, 2014

Prøvens størrelse:19151
Referencer:DHS: Kenya demographic and health Survey (2014 KDHS): Final Report. Demongraphic and Health Surveys. Nairobi, Kenya: KNBS, Ministry of Health, NACC, KEMRI, NCPD, 2015
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Infants, 2008-2009

Prøvens størrelse:5586
Referencer:DHS: Kenya demographic and health survey 2008-09. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: KNBS and ICF Macro, 2010
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Infants, 2003

Prøvens størrelse:5440
Referencer:DHS: Kenya demographic and health survey 2003. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: CBS, MOH, and ORC Macro, 2004
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Infants, 2000

Prøvens størrelse:6067
Referencer:MICS: Kenya multiple indicator cluster survey 2000 (MICS). Government of Kenya and Unicef. Nairobi, Kenya, 2002
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Infants, 1998

Prøvens størrelse:2916
Referencer:DHS: Kenya demographic and health survey 1998. Demographic and Health Surveys. Central Bureau of Statistics. Calverton, Maryland: NDPD, CBS, and MI., 1999
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Infants, 1994

Prøvens størrelse:3693543
Referencer:Other: Fifth child nutrition survey, 1994. Welfare monitoring survey. Nairobi, Kenya, 1995.
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Infants, 1993

Prøvens størrelse:4904
Referencer:DHS: Kenya demographic and health survey 1993. Demographic and Health Surveys. Central Bureau of Statistics. Nairobi, Kenya, 1994
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Utilstrækkelig fysisk aktivitet

Voksne, 2016

Referencer: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

Mænd, 2016

Referencer: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

Kvinder, 2016

Referencer: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

Børn, 2016

Undersøgelsestype:Selvrapporteret
Alder:11-17
Referencer:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Drenge, 2016

Undersøgelsestype:Selvrapporteret
Alder:11-17
Referencer:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Piger, 2016

Undersøgelsestype:Selvrapporteret
Alder:11-17
Referencer:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Børn, 2010

Alder:11-17
Referencer:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Drenge, 2010

Alder:11-17
Referencer:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Piger, 2010

Alder:11-17
Referencer:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Estimated per capita fruit intake

Voksne, 2017

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:25+
Referencer:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Estimated per-capita fruit intake (g/day)

Anslået indtag af forarbejdet kød pr. indbygger

Voksne, 2017

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:25+
Referencer:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Estimated per-capita processed meat intake (g per day)

Estimated per capita whole grains intake

Voksne, 2017

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:25+
Referencer:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day)

Psykisk sundhed – depressionslidelser

Voksne, 2015

Referencer: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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):% of population with depression disorders

Psykisk sundhed – angstlidelser

Voksne, 2015

Referencer: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.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):% of population with anxiety disorders

% spædbørn, som udelukkende er ammet 0-5 måneder

Børn, 2005-2020

Area covered:National
Referencer:Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Health/Kenya, National AIDS Control Council/Kenya, Kenya Medical Research Institute, National Council for Population and Development/Kenya, and ICF International. 2015. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Rockville, MD, USA: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Health/Kenya, National AIDS Control Council/Kenya, Kenya Medical Research Institute, National Council for Population and Development/Kenya, and ICF International.
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):See UNICEF website for further survey information. Available at : https://data.unicef.org/resources/dataset/infant-young-child-feeding/ (last accessed 28.9.21) Citation: United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2021). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Infant and Young Child Feeding: Exclusive breastfeeding, New York, September 2021.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):% exclusively breastfed 0-5 months

Kræft i spiserøret

Mænd, 2020

Alder:20+
Area covered:National
Referencer: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 10.01.2201
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Kvinder, 2020

Alder:20+
Area covered:National
Referencer: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 10.01.2201
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Brystkræft

Kvinder, 2020

Alder:20+
Area covered:National
Referencer: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 10.01.2201
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Tarmkræft

Mænd, 2020

Alder:20+
Area covered:National
Referencer: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 10.01.2201
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Kvinder, 2020

Alder:20+
Area covered:National
Referencer: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 10.01.2201
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Kræft i bugspytkirtlen

Mænd, 2020

Alder:20+
Area covered:National
Referencer: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 10.01.2201
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Kvinder, 2020

Alder:20+
Area covered:National
Referencer: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 10.01.2201
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Kræft i galdeblæren

Mænd, 2020

Alder:20+
Area covered:National
Referencer: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 10.01.2201
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Kvinder, 2020

Alder:20+
Area covered:National
Referencer: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 10.01.2201
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Nyrekræft

Mænd, 2020

Alder:20+
Area covered:National
Referencer: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 10.01.2201
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Kvinder, 2020

Alder:20+
Area covered:National
Referencer: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 10.01.2201
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Livmoderkræft

Kvinder, 2020

Alder:20+
Area covered:National
Referencer: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 10.01.2201
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Forhøjet blodtryk

Voksne, 2015

Referencer:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

Mænd, 2015

Referencer:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

Kvinder, 2015

Referencer:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

Forhøjet kolesterol

Voksne, 2008

Referencer:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

Mænd, 2008

Referencer:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

Kvinder, 2008

Referencer:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

Forhøjet fasteblodsukkerniveau

Mænd, 2014

Referencer:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication).

Kvinder, 2014

Referencer:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication).

Diabetesprævalens

Voksne, 2021

Alder:20-79
Area covered:National
Referencer:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation.  IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, %

Voksne, 2019

Alder:20-79
Referencer:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).

Voksne, 2017

Referencer:Reproduced with kind permission of IDF, International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 8th edition. Brussels, Belgium: International Diabetes Federation, 2017. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).

Economic impact of overweight and obesity

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Policies, Interventions and Actions

National Strategic Plan for Prevention and Control of NCDs 2020/21-2025/26

The mission of this strategy is to halt and reverse the rising burden of NCDs through effective multisectoral collaboration and partnerships by ensuring Kenyans receive the highest attainable standard of NCD continuum of care that is accessible, affordable, quality, equitable and sustainable thus alleviating suffering, disease and death for their well-being and socio-economic development. This strategy is structured around five pillars; 1. Sectoral and multisectoral coordination and governance. 2. Minimize exposure to modifiable risk factors 3. Health system response for management of NCDs 4. Advocacy, communication, and social mobilization 5. Surveillance, monitoring, evaluation, and research

Categories:Evidence of NCD strategy
Year(s):2021-2025
Target age group:Voksne og børn
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Linked document:Download linked document
References:National Strategic Plan for Prevention and Control of NCDs 2020/21-2025/26. Ministry of Health. https://www.health.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Kenya-Non-Communicable-Disease-NCD-Strategic-Plan-2021-2025.pdf (Accessed 18.08.21)

National Physical Activity Action Plan (NPAAP)

The NPAAP provides the framework for sustained and comprehensive actions to promote health-enhancing physical activity involving all related stakeholders, and reflects the commitment and aspirations of policy-makers to provide better health and quality of life to the population. The NPAAP, sets out our key strategic objectives which include; 1. Development and dissemination of national legislation, policies and guidelines that promote physical activity, 2.Creation of public awareness on the health benefits of physical activity, 3. Strengthen implementation of the physical activity component of the school health policy and 4. Support implementation of programmes that promote physical activity in community settings.

Categories:Evidence of Physical Activity Guidelines/Policy
Year(s):2018-2023
Target age group:Voksne og børn
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Linked document:Download linked document
References:https://www.health.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/National-Physical-Activity-Action-Plan.pdf

The Kenya Nutrition Action Plan (KNAP) 2018 – 2022

The Kenya Nutrition Action Plan (KNAP) 2018–2022 is an evidence-based five-year strategic action plan that seeks to address malnutrition in Kenya in all its forms and for all ages. It is the second National Nutrition Action Plan for the implementation of the Kenya Food and Nutrition Security Policy (FNSP) and follows implementation of the first National Nutrition Action Plan 2012–2017, building on the success, limitations and opportunities of the previous five years.

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2018-2022
Target age group:Voksne og børn
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Government of Kenya, Ministry of Health (2018): The Kenya Nutrition Action Plan (KNAP), 2018 –2022. https://www.health.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Kenya-Nutrition-Action-Plan-2018-2022.pdf

National Guidelines for Healthy Diets and Physical Activity

The Guidelines were developed through a broad consultative process, led by the Nutrition and Dietetics Unit within the Ministry of Health, through a broad consultative process. Collaborators included other divisions of Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, and academia. The World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization, Micronutrient Initiative, and World Food Programme provided financial and technical support to the development process.

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2017 (ongoing)
Target age group:Voksne og børn
Organisation:Ministry of Health
References:https://www.fao.org/nutrition/education/food-dietary-guidelines/regions/countries/kenya/en/

NCD Country Profiles 2018 (Obesity Targets)

The profiles also provide data on the key metabolic risk factors, namely raised blood pressure, raised blood glucose and obesity and National Targets on Obesity (as of 2017)

Categories:Evidence of Obesity Target
Year(s):2017 (ongoing)
Target age group:Voksne og børn
Organisation:World Health Organisation
References:Noncommunicable diseases country profiles 2018. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

Kenya National strategy for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases 2015-2020

Interventions for reduction and management of non-communicable diseases

Categories:Evidence of NCD strategy
Year(s):2015-2020
Target age group:Voksne og børn
Organisation:Ministry of health
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Ministry of health. Kenya National strategy for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases 2015-2020. Available from: https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/files/KEN-2015-NCDs.pdf (Accessed 6 March 2019) Please note the GINA website has been replaced by the GIFNA database and the GINA link will no longer work. You will find this document by searching this new database: https://gifna.who.int/

Kenya Health Policy, 2014–2030

The Kenya Health Policy, 2014–2030 gives directions to ensure significant improvement in overall status of health in Kenya in line with the Constitution of Kenya 2010, the country’s longterm development agenda, Vision 2030 and global commitments. It demonstrates the health sector’s commitment, under the government’s stewardship, to ensuring that the country attains the highest possible standards of health, in a manner responsive to the needs of the population.

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2014-2030
Target age group:Voksne og børn
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Linked document:Download linked document
References:http://publications.universalhealth2030.org/uploads/kenya_health_policy_2014_to_2030.pdf

National Nutrition Action Plan (NNAP)

The aim of the NNAP is to provide a framework for coordinated implementation of nutrition intervention activities by the government and nutrition stakeholders.

Categories (partial):Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2012-2017
Target age group:Voksne og børn
Organisation:Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Scaling Up Nutrition. http://scalingupnutrition.org/ (last accessed 26 Feb 2016)

The Food, Drugs and Chemical Substances (Food Labelling, Additives And Standards) Regulations

Mandatory national labelling guidelines for pre-packaged food approved by the Minister of Health and adopted from 2009. (Available only in English language)

Categories:Labelling Regulation/Guidelines
Year(s):2009 (ongoing)
Target age group:Voksne og børn
Organisation:Minister of Health
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Information provided with kind permission of WHO Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA): https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/en/node/25381 (last accessed 03.08.22) Please note the GINA website has been replaced by the GIFNA database and the GINA link will no longer work. You will find this document by searching this new database: https://gifna.who.int/

GNPR 2016-17 (q7) Breastfeeeding promotion and/or counselling

WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017 reported the evidence of breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling (q7)

Categories:Evidence of Breastfeeding promotion or related activity
Target age group:Voksne
Organisation:Ministry of Health (information provided by the GINA progam)
Find out more:extranet.who.int
References:Information provided with kind permission of WHO Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA): https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/en Please note the GINA website has been replaced by the GIFNA database and the GINA link will no longer work. You will find this document by searching this new database: https://gifna.who.int/

Nutrition inter agency coordinating Committee

National Multisectoral stakeholder mechanism in place (such as Coalition, Taskforce, Committee) for Obesity or Nutrition (including obesity)

Categories:Evidence of a multi-sectoral national coordination mechanism for obesity or nutrition (including obesity)
Target age group:Voksne og børn
References:Information provided with kind permission of WHO Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA): https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/en/node/27015 (last accessed 04.08.22) Please note the GINA website has been replaced by the GIFNA database and the GINA link will no longer work. You will find this document by searching this new database: https://gifna.who.int/

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.

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Labelling

Is there mandatory nutrition labelling?Present
Front-of-package labelling?Absent
Back-of-pack nutrition declaration?Present
Color coding?Absent
Warning label?Absent

Regulation and marketing

Are there fiscal policies on unhealthy products?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)?Incoming
Mandatory limit of trans fats in place (all settings)? Incoming
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?Incoming
Nutrition standards for public sector procurement?Absent

Political will and support

National obesity strategy or nutrition and physical activity national strategy?Present
National obesity strategy?Absent
National childhood obesity strategy?Absent
Comprehensive nutrition strategy?Present
Comprehensive physical activity strategy?Present
Evidence-based dietary guidelines and/or RDAs?Present
National target(s) on reducing obesity?Present
Guidelines/policy on obesity treatment?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?Incoming

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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