Lesotho
Lower-middle income
- Overzicht
- Obesitasprevalentie
- Contextual factors
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Nationaal risico op obesitas *8/10This is a composite ‘obesity risk’ score (out of 10, the highest risk) based on obesity prevalence, rate of increase, likelihood of meeting the 2025 target, treatment indicator and childhood stunting levels.Risico op obesitas bij kinderen *5/11This is a ‘risk score’ for each country’s likelihood of having or acquiring a major childhood obesity problem during the 2020s, taking account of current prevalence levels and risk for future obesity (based on stunting among infants, maternal obesity, maternal smoking, and breastfeeding rates).
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Contextual factors
Obesitasprevalentie
Volwassenen, 2023-2024
| Type onderzoek: | Gemeten |
| Leeftijd: | 20-49 |
| Monstergrootte: | 4523 |
| In aanmerking komend gebied: | Nationaal |
| Referenties: | Ministry of Health [Lesotho] and ICF. 2024. Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2023–24: Final Report. Maseru, Lesotho, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: Ministry of Health and ICF. |
| 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, 2014
| Type onderzoek: | Gemeten |
| Leeftijd: | 15-49 |
| Monstergrootte: | 5738 |
| In aanmerking komend gebied: | Nationaal |
| Referenties: | Ministry of Health/Lesotho and ICF International. 2016. Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Maseru, Lesotho: Ministry of Health/Lesotho and ICF International https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR309/FR309.pdf (Last accessed 05.08.20) |
| Notities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. NB. Combined adult data estimated. These estimates were calculated by weighting male and female survey results. Weighting based on World Bank Population % total female 2019 (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL.FE.ZS - accessed 08.10.20)' |
| 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, 2012
| Type onderzoek: | Gemeten |
| Leeftijd: | 25-64 |
| Monstergrootte: | 2310 |
| In aanmerking komend gebied: | Nationaal |
| Referenties: | Lesotho STEPS Survey 2012 |
| 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, 2009
| Type onderzoek: | Gemeten |
| Monstergrootte: | 6891 |
| In aanmerking komend gebied: | Nationaal |
| Referenties: | Ministry of Health and Social Welfare - MOHSW/Lesotho and ICF Macro. 2010. Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2009. Maseru, Lesotho: MOHSW and ICF Macro. |
| Notities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. Sample size = 3682 women and 3209 men |
| 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, 2014
| Type onderzoek: | Gemeten |
| Leeftijd: | 15-19 |
| Monstergrootte: | 1146 |
| In aanmerking komend gebied: | Nationaal |
| Referenties: | 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. Ministry of Health/Lesotho and ICF International. 2016. Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Maseru, Lesotho: Ministry of Health/Lesotho and ICF International |
| Notities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | 577 girls and 569 boys |
| Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | BMI for age: between +1 SD and +2 SD is overweight and greater than +2 SD is obesity |
| Cutoffs: | WHO 2007 |
0-5 years, 2018
| Leeftijd: | 0-5 |
| Monstergrootte: | 3151 |
| Referenties: | MICS: Lesotho Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2018, Survey Findings Report. Maseru, Lesotho: Bureau of Statistics. |
| Notities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | 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. |
| Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2014
| Leeftijd: | 0-5 |
| Monstergrootte: | 1882 |
| Referenties: | DHS: Lesotho demographic and health survey (2014 LDHS): Key indicators. Demographic and Health Surveys. Maseru, Lesotho: Ministry of Health and ICF International, 2015 |
| Notities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | 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. |
| Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2009-2010
| Leeftijd: | 0-5 |
| Monstergrootte: | 2118 |
| Referenties: | DHS: Lesotho demographic and health survey 2009. Demographic and Health Surveys. Maseru, Lesotho: MOHSW and ICF Macro, 2010 |
| Notities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | 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. |
| Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2004-2005
| Leeftijd: | 0-5 |
| Monstergrootte: | 1688 |
| Referenties: | DHS: Lesotho demographic and health survey 2004. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: MOH, BOS, and ORC Macro, 2005 |
| Notities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | 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. |
| Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels): | =>+2SD |
