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Prevalencia de obesidad

Mujeres, 2024

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:20-49
Tamaño de la muestra:7,216
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:National Statistical Office - NSO/Malawi, Utica International, and ICF. 2026. Malawi Demographic and Health Survey 2024: Final Report. Zomba, Malawi, Columbia, Maryland, USA, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: ICF, Utica International, and NSO. Available at https://www.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR398/FR398.pdf. [Accessed 04.02.26]
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Adultos, 2017

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:18-69
Tamaño de la muestra:4206
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Malawi National STEPwise Survey for Non-Communicable Diseases Risk Factors 2017 Report. https://extranet.who.int/ncdsmicrodata/index.php/catalog/629/download/5770 (Accessed 12.10.21)
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Adultos, 2016

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:18+
Tamaño de la muestra:28891
Zona abarcada:Regional
Referencias:Price AJ, Crampin AC, Amberbir A et al. Prevalence of obesity, hypertension, and diabetes, and cascade of care in sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional, population-based study in rural and urban Malawi.Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2018 Jan 19. pii: S2213-8587(17)30432-1. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(17)30432-1. [Epub ahead of print]
Notas:Karonga District and Lilongwe city. 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)'
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Adultos, 2015-2016

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:5-14
Tamaño de la muestra:783
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:National Statistical Office (NSO), Community Health Sciences Unit (CHSU) [Malawi], Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Emory University, 2017. Malawi Micronutrient Survey 2015-16. Atlanta, GA, USA: NSO, CHSU, CDC and Emory University. Available at: https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR319/FR319.m.final.pdf [Accessed 04.02.26]
Notas:Small sample size <1000
Cutoffs:WHO 2007
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Mujeres, 2015-2016

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:15-49
Tamaño de la muestra:7180
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:National Statistical Office - NSO/Malawi and ICF. 2017. Malawi Demographic and Health Survey 2015-16. Zomba, Malawi: NSO and ICF.
Notas:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Mujeres, 2010

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:15-49
Tamaño de la muestra:6684
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:National Statistical Office (NSO) and ICF Macro. 2011. Malawi Demographic and Health Survey 2010. Zomba, Malawi, and Calverton, Maryland, USA: NSO and ICF Macro.
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Adultos, 2009

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:25-64
Tamaño de la muestra:4845
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:NCD STEPS 2009. Msyamboza KP, Kathyola D, Dzowela T. Anthropometric measurements and prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in adult Malawians: nationwide population based NCD STEPS survey. Pan African Medical Journal. 2013; 15:108. doi:10.11604/pamj.2013.15.108.2622 http://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/15/108/full/ accessed 26th Nov 2013
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Mujeres, 2004

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:15-49
Tamaño de la muestra:9280
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:National Statistical Office - NSO/Malawi and ORC Macro. 2005. Malawi Demographic and Health Survey 2004. Calverton, Maryland: NSO/Malawi and ORC Macro.
Notas:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Mujeres, 2000

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:15-49
Tamaño de la muestra:6489
Referencias:SCN (2004). 5th Report on the World Nutrition Situation. Nutrition for Improved Development Outcomes. Appendix 11
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Mujeres, 1992

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:15-49
Tamaño de la muestra:2323
Referencias:Martorell R, Khan LK, Hughes ML, Grummer Strawn LM. Obesity in women from developing countries. EJCN (2000) 54;247-252
Notas:The data from this paper was sourced from the Demographic Health Survey Programme https://dhsprogram.com/ Central Statistical Office and Macro International. Calverton, Maryland, USA
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..

Chicas, 2024

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:15-19
Tamaño de la muestra:1,827
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:National Statistical Office - NSO/Malawi, Utica International, and ICF. 2026. Malawi Demographic and Health Survey 2024: Final Report. Zomba, Malawi, Columbia, Maryland, USA, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: ICF, Utica International, and NSO. Available at https://www.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR398/FR398.pdf. [Accessed 04.02.26]
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

Chicas, 2015-2016

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:15-19
Tamaño de la muestra:1294
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias: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. National Statistical Office - NSO/Malawi and ICF. 2017. Malawi Demographic and Health Survey 2015-16. Zomba, Malawi: NSO and ICF.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):BMI for age: between +1 SD and +2 SD is overweight and greater than +2 SD is obesity
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

Niños, 2009

Tipo de encuesta:Autodeclarado
Edad:13-15
Tamaño de la muestra:2359
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS), available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/gshs/Malawi_2009_FS.pdf?ua=1 (last accessed 24.11.20)
Cutoffs:WHO

0-5 years, 2020

Edad:0-5
Tamaño de la muestra:2142
Referencias:SMART: Report of the Round 7 Nutrition SMART Surveys Conducted in the Flood- and Drought- Prone Livelihood Zones of Malawi
Notas: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.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2019-2020

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:0-5
Tamaño de la muestra:2273291
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Malawi Fifth Integrated Household Survey 2019-2020
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):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.
Cutoffs:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2019-2020

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:0-5
Tamaño de la muestra:14990
Referencias:MICS: Malawi Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019-20, Survey Findings Report. Zomba, Malawi: National Statistical Office
Notas: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.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2019

Edad:0-5
Tamaño de la muestra:3592
Referencias:SMART: Report of the Seven Nutrition Surveys Conducted in Flood Affected Livelihood Zones of Malawi - Assessment Period June - July 2019
Notas: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.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2018

Edad:0-5
Tamaño de la muestra:3205
Referencias:SMART: Report of the Seven Nutrition Surveys Conducted in Flood Affected Livelihood Zones of Malawi - Assessment Period January - February 2018
Notas: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.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2017

Edad:0-5
Tamaño de la muestra:3494
Referencias:SMART: Report of the Seven Nutrition Surveys Conducted in Flood Affected Livelihood Zones of Malawi - Assessment Period May 2017
Notas: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.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2016

Edad:0-5
Tamaño de la muestra:3620
Referencias:SMART: Report of the Seven Nutrition Surveys Conducted in Flood Affected Livelihood Zones of Malawi - Assessment Period November - December 2016
Notas: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.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2015-2016

Edad:0-5
Tamaño de la muestra:1193131264
Referencias:Other: Malawi Micronutrient Survey 2015-16. Atlanta, GA, USA: NSO, CHSU, CDC and Emory University
Notas: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.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2013-2014

Edad:0-5
Tamaño de la muestra:18204
Referencias:MICS: Malawi MDG endline survey 2014. Final Report. Zomba, Malawi: National Statistical Office, 2014.
Notas: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.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2010

Edad:0-5
Tamaño de la muestra:4939
Referencias:DHS: Malawi demographic and health survey 2010. Demographic and Health Surveys. Zomba, Malawi, and Calverton, Maryland, USA: NSO and ICF Macro. 2011
Notas: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.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2009

Edad:0-5
Referencias:Other: The national micronutrient survey 2009. Lilongwe, Malawi: Ministry of Health, UNICEF, Irish Aid and CDC, 2011.
Notas: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.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2006

Edad:0-5
Tamaño de la muestra:21420
Referencias:MICS: Malawi multiple indicator cluster survey 2006, Final report. Lilongwe, Malawi: National Statistical Office and UNICEF, 2008.
Notas: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.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2004-2005

Edad:0-5
Tamaño de la muestra:8811
Referencias:DHS: Malawi demographic and health survey 2004. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: NSO and ORC Macro, 2005
Notas: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.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2002

Edad:0-5
Tamaño de la muestra:1628907
Referencias:CWIQ: Malawi 2002 Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire Survey
Notas: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.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2000

Edad:0-5
Tamaño de la muestra:10276
Referencias:DHS: Malawi demographic and health survey 2000. Demographic and Health Surveys. Zomba, Malawi and Calverton, Maryland, USA: National Statistical Office and ORC Macro, 2001
Notas: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.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1997-1998

Edad:0-5
Tamaño de la muestra:803937
Referencias:LSMS: A relative profile of poverty in Malawi, 1998: A quintile-based poverty analysis of the Malawi integrated household survey, 1997-98. Poverty Monitoring System.
Notas: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.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1992

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:0-5
Tamaño de la muestra:3290
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:DHS: Malawi demographic and health survey 1992. Demographic and Health Surveys. National Statistics Office. Zomba, Malawi, 1993
Notas: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.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):=>+2SD
Cutoffs:=>+2SD

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