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Επιπολασμός της παχυσαρκίας

Ενήλικες, 2023

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:18+
Μέγεθος δείγματος:10130
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Public Health (IKU). National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2023: Non-Communicable Diseases and Healthcare Demand: Technical Report; 2024. Available at https://iku.nih.gov.my/nhms-2023 (last accessed 04.02.25)
Ορισμοί:The Malaysian Clinical Practice Guideline Management of Obesity (2023), Overweight BMI 23-27.4kg/m2, Obesity =>27.5 kg/m2
Cutoffs:Overweight BMI 23-27.4kg/m2, Obesity =>27.5 kg/m2
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Ενήλικες, 2023

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:18+
Μέγεθος δείγματος:10130
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Public Health (IKU). National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2023: Non-Communicable Diseases and Healthcare Demand: Technical Report; 2024. Available at https://iku.nih.gov.my/nhms-2023 (last accessed 04.02.25)
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Ενήλικες, 2019

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:18+
Μέγεθος δείγματος:9811
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Public Health (IPH), National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia. 2020. National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2019: Vol. I: NCDs – Non-Communicable Diseases: Risk Factors and other Health Problems
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Ενήλικες, 2019

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:18+
Μέγεθος δείγματος:9811
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Public Health (IPH), National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia. 2020. National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2019: Vol. I: NCDs – Non-Communicable Diseases: Risk Factors and other Health Problems
Ορισμοί:Malaysian Clinical Practice Guidelines of Obesity (2004) BMI Classification: underweight (<18.5 kg/m2), normal (18.5 - 22.9 kg/m2), overweight (23.0 - 27.4 kg/m2), obesity class I (27.5 - 34.9 kg/m2), obesity class II (35.0 - 39.9 kg/m2) and obesity class III (≥ 40 kg/m2).
Cutoffs:Malaysian Clinical Practice Guidelines of Obesity (2004)
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Ενήλικες, 2015

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:18+
Μέγεθος δείγματος:29460
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Public Health (IPH) 2015. National Health and Morbidity Survey 2015 (NHMS 2015). Vol. II: Non-Communicable Diseases, Risk Factors & Other Health Problems; 2015.
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Ενήλικες, 2007-2008

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:18+
Μέγεθος δείγματος:4428
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Mohamud WN, Musa KI, Khir AS, Ismail AA, Ismail IS, Kadir KA, Kamaruddin NA, Yaacob NA, Mustafa N, Ali O, Isa SH, Bebakar WM.Prevalence of overweight and obesity among adult Malaysians: an update. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2011;20(1):35-41.
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Ενήλικες, 2006

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:18+
Μέγεθος δείγματος:33464
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Khambalia AZ, Seen LS. Trends in overweight and obese adults in Malaysia (1996-2009): a systematic review. Obesity Reviews 2010; 11:403-412
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Ενήλικες, 1996

Τύπος έρευνας:Αυτοαναφερόμενοι
Ηλικία:18+
Μέγεθος δείγματος:30165
Παραπομπές:Ismail MN, Chee SS, Nawawi H, Yusoff K, Lim TO and James WPT. (2002). Obesity in Malaysia. Onesity Reviews, 3: 203 - 208.
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Ενήλικες, 1993-1994

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:18-64
Μέγεθος δείγματος:4747
Παραπομπές:Ismail MN, Zawaih H, Chee SS, Ng KK. Prevalence of obesity and chronic energy deficiency (CED) in adult Malaysians. Malays J Nutrition. 1995; 1:1-9
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Παιδιά, 2022

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:13-17
Μέγεθος δείγματος:33523
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Public Health (IPH) 2022. Technical Report National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2022: Adolescent Health Survey, Malaysia. https://iku.gov.my/images/nhms-2022/Report_Malaysia_nhms_ahs_2022.pdf
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

Παιδιά, 2019

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:5-17
Μέγεθος δείγματος:~ 3500
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:NHMS 2019. Institute for Public Health (IKU) available at http://www.iku.gov.my/nhms-2019 (last accessed 17.09.20)
Cutoffs:WHO

Παιδιά, 2019-2020

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:7-12
Μέγεθος δείγματος:1427
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Poh, B.K., Wong, J.E., Lee, S.T., Chia, J.S.M., Yeo, G.S., Sharif, R., Safii, N.S., Jamil, N.A., Chan, C.M.H., Farah, N.M., Sameeha, M.J., Koh, D., Saat, N.Z.M., Lim, S.M., Norimah, A.K., Ruzita, A.T., Budin, S.B., Wee, L.H., Tang, S.F. and Khouw, I. (2023). Triple burden of malnutrition among Malaysian children aged 6 months to 12 years: current findings from SEANUTS II Malaysia. Public Health Nutrition, [online] 27(1). doi:https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980023002239. [Accessed 08.07.25]
Ορισμοί:Overweight: BMI-for-age z-scores >1 to ≤2 sd. Obesity: BMI-for-age z-scores >2 sd
Cutoffs:WHO

Παιδιά, 2017

Τύπος έρευνας:Αυτοαναφερόμενοι
Ηλικία:10-17
Μέγεθος δείγματος:40017
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Public Health (IPH) 2017. National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2017: Adolescent Nutrition Survey 2017, Malaysia. https://iku.gov.my/images/IKU/Document/REPORT/NHMS2017/NutritionSurveyNHMS2017.pdf (Accessed 05.06.23)
Cutoffs:WHO

Παιδιά, 2012

Τύπος έρευνας:Αυτοαναφερόμενοι
Ηλικία:13-17
Μέγεθος δείγματος:25507
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS), available at https://extranet.who.int/ncdsmicrodata/index.php/catalog/194/download/1523 (last accessed 05.06.2023)
Cutoffs:WHO

Παιδιά, 2006

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:7-12
Μέγεθος δείγματος:7749
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Third National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS III, 2006) published in Naidu BM, Mahmud SZ, Ambak R et al. Overweight among primary school-age children in Malaysia. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 2013;22 (3):408-415
Cutoffs:IOTF

0-5 years, 2022

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:0-5
Μέγεθος δείγματος:16790
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Public Health (IPH) 2023. Technical Report National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2022: Maternal and Child Health, Malaysia https://iku.gov.my/images/teknikal-report/trnhmsmch2022v2.pdf
Ορισμοί:Overweight was defined as children’s weight-for height more than 2 SD of the WHO Child growth standards median
Cutoffs:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2019

Ηλικία:0-5
Μέγεθος δείγματος:2272206
Παραπομπές:Other: Malaysia National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2019
Σημειώσεις: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.
Ορισμοί:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2016

Ηλικία:0-5
Παραπομπές:Other: Malaysia National Health and Morbidity Survey 2016
Σημειώσεις: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.
Ορισμοί:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2015

Ηλικία:0-5
Μέγεθος δείγματος:2186824
Παραπομπές:Other: National Health and Morbidity Survey 2015 (NHMS 2015), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: IPH, 2015.
Σημειώσεις: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.
Ορισμοί:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2006

Ηλικία:0-5
Μέγεθος δείγματος:1919334
Παραπομπές:Other: Malaysia National Health And Morbidity Survey 2006. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Institute for Public Health, Ministry of Health (Malaysia)
Σημειώσεις: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.
Ορισμοί:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1999

Ηλικία:0-5
Μέγεθος δείγματος:5108
Παραπομπές:Other: A study of malnutrition in under five children in Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Ministry of Health, 2000
Σημειώσεις: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.
Ορισμοί:=>+2SD

Υπερβολικό βάρος/Παχυσαρκία ανά μορφωτικό επίπεδο

Ενήλικες, 2023

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:18+
Μέγεθος δείγματος:10130
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Public Health (IKU). National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2023: Non-Communicable Diseases and Healthcare Demand: Technical Report; 2024. Available at https://iku.nih.gov.my/nhms-2023 (last accessed 04.02.25)
Ορισμοί:The Malaysian Clinical Practice Guideline Management of Obesity (2023)
Cutoffs:Overweight BMI 23-27.4kg/m2, Obesity =>27.5 kg/m2
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Ενήλικες, 2023

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:18+
Μέγεθος δείγματος:10130
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Public Health (IKU). National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2023: Non-Communicable Diseases and Healthcare Demand: Technical Report; 2024. Available at https://iku.nih.gov.my/nhms-2023 (last accessed 04.02.25)
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Ενήλικες, 2019

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:18+
Μέγεθος δείγματος:9811
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Public Health (IPH), National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia. 2020. National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2019: Vol. I: NCDs – Non-Communicable Diseases: Risk Factors and other Health Problems
Σημειώσεις:Malaysian specific cut offs also available
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Παιδιά, 2017

Τύπος έρευνας:Αυτοαναφερόμενοι
Ηλικία:10-17
Μέγεθος δείγματος:40017
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Public Health (IPH) 2017. National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2017: Adolescent Nutrition Survey 2017, Malaysia. https://iku.gov.my/images/IKU/Document/REPORT/NHMS2017/NutritionSurveyNHMS2017.pdf (Accessed 05.06.23)
Cutoffs:WHO

Παιδιά, 2014-2015

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:12
Μέγεθος δείγματος:3798
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Regional - Terengganu
Παραπομπές:Ahmad, Aryati, et al. “Association between Socioeconomic Status and Obesity among 12-Year-Old Malaysian Adolescents.” PLOS ONE, vol. 13, no. 7, 25 July 2018, p. e0200577, 10.1371/journal.pone.0200577. Accessed 01.11.21.
Σημειώσεις:Urban schools
Ορισμοί:Mother's education level
Cutoffs:WHO

Παιδιά, 2006

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:7-12
Μέγεθος δείγματος:7749
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Third National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS III, 2006) published in Naidu BM, Mahmud SZ, Ambak R et al. Overweight among primary school-age children in Malaysia. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 2013;22 (3):408-415
Σημειώσεις:IOTF International Cut Off
Cutoffs:IOTF

0-5 years, 2016

Παραπομπές:Other: Malaysia National Health and Morbidity Survey 2016
Σημειώσεις: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.
Ορισμοί:=>+2SD

Υπερβολικό βάρος/παχυσαρκία ανά ηλικία

Ενήλικες, 2023

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Μέγεθος δείγματος:10130
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Public Health (IKU). National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2023: Non-Communicable Diseases and Healthcare Demand: Technical Report; 2024. Available at https://iku.nih.gov.my/nhms-2023 (last accessed 04.02.25)
Σημειώσεις:Asia cut off also available
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Ενήλικες, 2023

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Μέγεθος δείγματος:10130
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Public Health (IKU). National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2023: Non-Communicable Diseases and Healthcare Demand: Technical Report; 2024. Available at https://iku.nih.gov.my/nhms-2023 (last accessed 04.02.25)
Ορισμοί:The Malaysian Clinical Practice Guideline Management of Obesity (2023)
Cutoffs:Overweight BMI 23-27.4kg/m2, Obesity =>27.5 kg/m2
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Ενήλικες, 2019

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Μέγεθος δείγματος:9811
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Public Health (IPH), National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia. 2020. National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2019: Vol. I: NCDs – Non-Communicable Diseases: Risk Factors and other Health Problems
Σημειώσεις:Malaysian specific cut offs also available
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Παιδιά, 2022

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Μέγεθος δείγματος:33523
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Public Health (IPH) 2022. Technical Report National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2022: Adolescent Health Survey, Malaysia. https://iku.gov.my/images/nhms-2022/Report_Malaysia_nhms_ahs_2022.pdf (last accessed: 16.05.25)
Σημειώσεις:The age range studied was between 13 and 17 years. Results were presented by form. Form 1 is presented as age 13, form 2 is presented as age 14...
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

Παιδιά, 2012

Τύπος έρευνας:Αυτοαναφερόμενοι
Μέγεθος δείγματος:25,507
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Global School-Based Student Health Survey Factsheet Malaysia 2012. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/ncds/ncd-surveillance/data-reporting/malaysia/gshs/malaysia-2012-gshs-fs-national.pdf?sfvrsn=56e59de7_3&download=true. Accessed 05.10.21.

Υπερβολικό βάρος/παχυσαρκία ανά περιφέρεια

Ενήλικες, 2023

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:18+
Μέγεθος δείγματος:10130
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Public Health (IKU). National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2023: Non-Communicable Diseases and Healthcare Demand: Technical Report; 2024. Available at https://iku.nih.gov.my/nhms-2023 (last accessed 04.02.25)
Ορισμοί:The Malaysian Clinical Practice Guideline Management of Obesity (2023)
Cutoffs:Overweight BMI 23-27.4kg/m2, Obesity =>27.5 kg/m2
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Ενήλικες, 2023

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:18+
Μέγεθος δείγματος:10130
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Public Health (IKU). National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2023: Non-Communicable Diseases and Healthcare Demand: Technical Report; 2024. Available at https://iku.nih.gov.my/nhms-2023 (last accessed 04.02.25)
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Ενήλικες, 2019

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:18+
Μέγεθος δείγματος:9811
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Public Health (IPH), National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia. 2020. National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2019: Vol. I: NCDs – Non-Communicable Diseases: Risk Factors and other Health Problems
Σημειώσεις:Malaysia specific cut offs also available
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Παιδιά, 2022

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:13-17
Μέγεθος δείγματος:33523
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Public Health (IPH) 2022. Technical Report National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2022: Adolescent Health Survey, Malaysia. https://iku.gov.my/images/nhms-2022/Report_Malaysia_nhms_ahs_2022.pdf
Σημειώσεις:Data for other Malaysian states are available in the full report.
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

Παιδιά, 2019

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:5-17
Μέγεθος δείγματος:3179
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019. Available at: http://iku.gov.my/images/IKU/Document/REPORT/NHMS2019/Report_NHMS2019-NCD_v2.pdf. Accessed 01.11.21.
Ορισμοί:BMI-for-Age
Cutoffs:WHO

Παιδιά, 2019-2020

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:7-12
Μέγεθος δείγματος:1427
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Poh, B.K., Wong, J.E., Lee, S.T., Chia, J.S.M., Yeo, G.S., Sharif, R., Safii, N.S., Jamil, N.A., Chan, C.M.H., Farah, N.M., Sameeha, M.J., Koh, D., Saat, N.Z.M., Lim, S.M., Norimah, A.K., Ruzita, A.T., Budin, S.B., Wee, L.H., Tang, S.F. and Khouw, I. (2023). Triple burden of malnutrition among Malaysian children aged 6 months to 12 years: current findings from SEANUTS II Malaysia. Public Health Nutrition, [online] 27(1). doi:https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980023002239. [Accessed 08.07.25]
Ορισμοί:Overweight: BMI-for-age z-scores >1 to ≤2 sd. Obesity: BMI-for-age z-scores >2 sd
Cutoffs:WHO

Αγόρια, 2019-2020

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:7-12
Μέγεθος δείγματος:1427
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Poh, B.K., Wong, J.E., Lee, S.T., Chia, J.S.M., Yeo, G.S., Sharif, R., Safii, N.S., Jamil, N.A., Chan, C.M.H., Farah, N.M., Sameeha, M.J., Koh, D., Saat, N.Z.M., Lim, S.M., Norimah, A.K., Ruzita, A.T., Budin, S.B., Wee, L.H., Tang, S.F. and Khouw, I. (2023). Triple burden of malnutrition among Malaysian children aged 6 months to 12 years: current findings from SEANUTS II Malaysia. Public Health Nutrition, [online] 27(1). doi:https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980023002239. [Accessed 08.07.25]
Ορισμοί:Overweight: BMI-for-age z-scores >1 to ≤2 sd. Obesity: BMI-for-age z-scores >2 sd
Cutoffs:WHO

Κορίτσια, 2019-2020

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:7-12
Μέγεθος δείγματος:1427
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Poh, B.K., Wong, J.E., Lee, S.T., Chia, J.S.M., Yeo, G.S., Sharif, R., Safii, N.S., Jamil, N.A., Chan, C.M.H., Farah, N.M., Sameeha, M.J., Koh, D., Saat, N.Z.M., Lim, S.M., Norimah, A.K., Ruzita, A.T., Budin, S.B., Wee, L.H., Tang, S.F. and Khouw, I. (2023). Triple burden of malnutrition among Malaysian children aged 6 months to 12 years: current findings from SEANUTS II Malaysia. Public Health Nutrition, [online] 27(1). doi:https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980023002239. [Accessed 08.07.25]
Ορισμοί:Overweight: BMI-for-age z-scores >1 to ≤2 sd. Obesity: BMI-for-age z-scores >2 sd
Cutoffs:WHO

Παιδιά, 2006

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:7-12
Μέγεθος δείγματος:7749
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Third National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS III, 2006) published in Naidu BM, Mahmud SZ, Ambak R et al. Overweight among primary school-age children in Malaysia. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 2013;22 (3):408-415
Σημειώσεις:IOTF International Cut Off
Cutoffs:IOTF

0-5 years, 2022

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Μέγεθος δείγματος:16790
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Public Health (IPH) 2023. Technical Report National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2022: Maternal and Child Health, Malaysia https://iku.gov.my/images/teknikal-report/trnhmsmch2022v2.pdf
Ορισμοί:Overweight was defined as children’s weight-for height more than 2 SD of the WHO Child growth standards median
Cutoffs:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2016

Παραπομπές:Other: Malaysia National Health and Morbidity Survey 2016
Σημειώσεις: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.
Ορισμοί:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2015

Μέγεθος δείγματος:2186824
Παραπομπές:Other: National Health and Morbidity Survey 2015 (NHMS 2015), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: IPH, 2015.
Σημειώσεις: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.
Ορισμοί:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2006

Μέγεθος δείγματος:1919334
Παραπομπές:Other: Malaysia National Health And Morbidity Survey 2006. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Institute for Public Health, Ministry of Health (Malaysia)
Σημειώσεις: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.
Ορισμοί:=>+2SD

Υπερβολικό βάρος/Παχυσαρκία ανά κοινωνικοοικονομική ομάδα

Ενήλικες, 2023

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:18+
Μέγεθος δείγματος:10130
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Public Health (IKU). National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2023: Non-Communicable Diseases and Healthcare Demand: Technical Report; 2024. Available at https://iku.nih.gov.my/nhms-2023 (last accessed 04.02.25)
Σημειώσεις:Malaysian Cut off also available
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Ενήλικες, 2023

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:18+
Μέγεθος δείγματος:10130
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Public Health (IKU). National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2023: Non-Communicable Diseases and Healthcare Demand: Technical Report; 2024. Available at https://iku.nih.gov.my/nhms-2023 (last accessed 04.02.25)
Ορισμοί:The Malaysian Clinical Practice Guideline Management of Obesity (2023)
Cutoffs:Overweight BMI 23-27.4kg/m2, Obesity =>27.5 kg/m2
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Ενήλικες, 2019

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:18+
Μέγεθος δείγματος:9811
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Public Health (IPH), National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia. 2020. National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2019: Vol. I: NCDs – Non-Communicable Diseases: Risk Factors and other Health Problems
Σημειώσεις:Malaysian Cut off also available
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Παιδιά, 2019

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:5-17
Μέγεθος δείγματος:3179
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019. Available at: http://iku.gov.my/images/IKU/Document/REPORT/NHMS2019/Report_NHMS2019-NCD_v2.pdf. Accessed 01.11.21.
Σημειώσεις:Household Income Category
Ορισμοί:BMI-for-Age
Cutoffs:WHO

Παιδιά, 2006

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:7-12
Μέγεθος δείγματος:7749
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Third National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS III, 2006) published in Naidu BM, Mahmud SZ, Ambak R et al. Overweight among primary school-age children in Malaysia. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 2013;22 (3):408-415
Σημειώσεις:IOTF International Cut Off Parental Income (RM)
Cutoffs:IOTF

0-5 years, 2019

Μέγεθος δείγματος:2272206
Παραπομπές:Other: Malaysia National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2019
Σημειώσεις: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.
Ορισμοί:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2015

Μέγεθος δείγματος:2186824
Παραπομπές:Other: National Health and Morbidity Survey 2015 (NHMS 2015), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: IPH, 2015.
Σημειώσεις: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.
Ορισμοί:=>+2SD

Υπερβολικό βάρος/παχυσαρκία ανά εθνότητα

Ethnic groups are as defined by publication of origin and are not as defined by WOF. In some instances ethnicity is conflated with nationality and/or race.

Ενήλικες, 2023

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:18+
Μέγεθος δείγματος:10130
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Public Health (IKU). National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2023: Non-Communicable Diseases and Healthcare Demand: Technical Report; 2024. Available at https://iku.nih.gov.my/nhms-2023 (last accessed 04.02.25)
Σημειώσεις:Malaysian Cut off available
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Ενήλικες, 2023

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:18+
Μέγεθος δείγματος:10130
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Public Health (IKU). National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2023: Non-Communicable Diseases and Healthcare Demand: Technical Report; 2024. Available at https://iku.nih.gov.my/nhms-2023 (last accessed 04.02.25)
Ορισμοί:The Malaysian Clinical Practice Guideline Management of Obesity (2023)
Cutoffs:Overweight BMI 23-27.4, Obesity =>27.5
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Ενήλικες, 2019

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:18+
Μέγεθος δείγματος:9935
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Public Health (IPH), National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia. 2020. National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2019: Vol. I: NCDs – Non-Communicable Diseases: Risk Factors and other Health Problems
Σημειώσεις:Malaysian specific cut offs also available
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Παιδιά, 2022

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:13-17
Μέγεθος δείγματος:33523
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Public Health (IPH) 2022. Technical Report National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2022: Adolescent Health Survey, Malaysia. https://iku.gov.my/images/nhms-2022/Report_Malaysia_nhms_ahs_2022.pdf
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

Παιδιά, 2019

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:5-17
Μέγεθος δείγματος:3179
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019. Available at: http://iku.gov.my/images/IKU/Document/REPORT/NHMS2019/Report_NHMS2019-NCD_v2.pdf. Accessed 01.11.21.
Ορισμοί:BMI-for-Age
Cutoffs:WHO

0-5 years, 2022

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Μέγεθος δείγματος:16790
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Public Health (IPH) 2023. Technical Report National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2022: Maternal and Child Health, Malaysia https://iku.gov.my/images/teknikal-report/trnhmsmch2022v2.pdf
Ορισμοί:Overweight was defined as children’s weight-for height more than 2 SD of the WHO Child growth standards median
Cutoffs:=>+2SD

Double burden of underweight & overweight

Ενήλικες, 2022

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:20+
Παραπομπές:NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults. Lancet 2024; published online Feb 29. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02750-2.
Σημειώσεις:Age Standardised estimates
Ορισμοί:Combined prevalence of BMI<18.5 kg/m² and BMI>=30 kg/m² (double burden of underweight and obesity)

Παιδιά, 2022

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:5-19
Παραπομπές:NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults. Lancet 2024; published online Feb 29. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02750-2.
Σημειώσεις:Age standardised estimates
Ορισμοί:Combined prevalence of BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD (double burden of thinness and obesity)
Cutoffs:BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD

Ανεπαρκής σωματική άσκηση

Ενήλικες, 2022

Τύπος έρευνας:Αυτοαναφερόμενοι
Ηλικία:18+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:WHO (2024). Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18-years age-standardized estimate in 2022. Available at https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/prevalence-of-insufficient-physical-activity-among-adults-aged-18-years-(age-standardized-estimate)-(-)
Ορισμοί:Percent of population attaining less than 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week, or less than 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week, or equivalent.

Ανδρες, 2022

Τύπος έρευνας:Αυτοαναφερόμενοι
Ηλικία:18+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:WHO (2024). Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18-years age-standardized estimate in 2022. Available at https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/prevalence-of-insufficient-physical-activity-among-adults-aged-18-years-(age-standardized-estimate)-(-)
Ορισμοί:Percent of population attaining less than 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week, or less than 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week, or equivalent.

Γυναίκες, 2022

Τύπος έρευνας:Αυτοαναφερόμενοι
Ηλικία:18+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:WHO (2024). Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18-years age-standardized estimate in 2022. Available at https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/prevalence-of-insufficient-physical-activity-among-adults-aged-18-years-(age-standardized-estimate)-(-)
Ορισμοί:Percent of population attaining less than 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week, or less than 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week, or equivalent.

Ενήλικες, 2016

Παραπομπές: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

Ανδρες, 2016

Παραπομπές: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

Γυναίκες, 2016

Παραπομπές: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

Παιδιά, 2016

Τύπος έρευνας:Αυτοαναφερόμενοι
Ηλικία:11-17
Παραπομπές:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Σημειώσεις:% 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.
Ορισμοί:% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Αγόρια, 2016

Τύπος έρευνας:Αυτοαναφερόμενοι
Ηλικία:11-17
Παραπομπές:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Σημειώσεις:% 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.
Ορισμοί:% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Κορίτσια, 2016

Τύπος έρευνας:Αυτοαναφερόμενοι
Ηλικία:11-17
Παραπομπές:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Σημειώσεις:% 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.
Ορισμοί:% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Παιδιά, 2010

Ηλικία:11-17
Παραπομπές:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Σημειώσεις:% 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.
Ορισμοί:% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Αγόρια, 2010

Ηλικία:11-17
Παραπομπές:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Σημειώσεις:% 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.
Ορισμοί:% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Κορίτσια, 2010

Ηλικία:11-17
Παραπομπές:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Σημειώσεις:% 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.
Ορισμοί:% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Μέση ημερήσια συχνότητα κατανάλωσης ανθρακούχων αναψυκτικών

Παιδιά, 2010-2015

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:12-17
Παραπομπές:Beal et al. (2019). Global Patterns of Adolescent Fruit, Vegetable, Carbonated Soft Drink, and Fast-food consumption: A meta-analysis of global school-based student health surveys. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/0379572119848287 sourced from Food Systems Dashboard http://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org/food-system

Estimated per capita fruit intake

Ενήλικες, 2017

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:25+
Παραπομπές:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Ορισμοί:Estimated per-capita fruit intake (g/day)

Επιπολασμός της κατανάλωσης φρούτων λιγότερο συχνά από ημερησίως

Παιδιά, 2010-2015

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:12-17
Παραπομπές:Global School-based Student Health Surveys. Beal et al (2019). Global Patterns of Adolescent Fruit, Vegetable, Carbonated Soft Drink, and Fast-food consumption: A meta-analysis of global school-based student health surveys. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/0379572119848287. Sourced from Food Systems Dashboard http://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org/food-system
Ορισμοί:Prevalence of less-than-daily fruit consumption (% less-than-daily fruit consumption)

Επιπολασμός της κατανάλωσης λαχανικών λιγότερο συχνά από ημερησίως

Παιδιά, 2010-2015

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:12-17
Παραπομπές:Beal et al. (2019). Global Patterns of Adolescent Fruit, Vegetable, Carbonated Soft Drink, and Fast-food consumption: A meta-analysis of global school-based student health surveys. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/0379572119848287 sourced from Food Systems Dashboard http://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org/food-system
Ορισμοί:Prevalence of less-than-daily vegetable consumption (% less-than-daily vegetable consumption)

Μέση εβδομαδιαία συχνότητα κατανάλωσης γρήγορου φαγητού

Παιδιά, 2010-2015

Ηλικία:12-17
Παραπομπές:Beal et al. (2019). Global Patterns of Adolescent Fruit, Vegetable, Carbonated Soft Drink, and Fast-food consumption: A meta-analysis of global school-based student health surveys. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/0379572119848287 sourced from Food Systems Dashboard http://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org/food-system

Εκτιμώμενη κατά κεφαλήν πρόσληψη επεξεργασμένου κρέατος

Ενήλικες, 2017

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:25+
Παραπομπές:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Ορισμοί:Estimated per-capita processed meat intake (g per day)

Estimated per capita whole grains intake

Ενήλικες, 2017

Τύπος έρευνας:Από μέτρηση
Ηλικία:25+
Παραπομπές:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Ορισμοί:Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day)

Ψυχική υγεία - καταθλιπτικές διαταραχές

Ενήλικες, 2021

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
Ορισμοί:Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years)

Ανδρες, 2021

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
Ορισμοί:Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years)

Γυναίκες, 2021

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
Ορισμοί:Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years)

Ενήλικες, 2015-2021

Παραπομπές: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.
Ορισμοί:% of population with depression disorders

Ενήλικες, 2015-2021

Παραπομπές: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.
Ορισμοί:% of population with depression disorders

Ανδρες, 2015-2021

Παραπομπές: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.
Ορισμοί:% of population with depression disorders

Γυναίκες, 2015-2021

Παραπομπές: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.
Ορισμοί:% of population with depression disorders

Παιδιά, 2021

Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
Ορισμοί:Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age)

Αγόρια, 2021

Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
Ορισμοί:Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age)

Κορίτσια, 2021

Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
Ορισμοί:Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age)

Ψυχική υγεία - αγχώδεις διαταραχές

Ενήλικες, 2021

Ηλικία:20+
Παραπομπές:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25).
Ορισμοί:Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population

Ανδρες, 2021

Ηλικία:20+
Παραπομπές:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25).
Ορισμοί:Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population

Γυναίκες, 2021

Ηλικία:20+
Παραπομπές:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25).
Ορισμοί:Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population

Ενήλικες, 2015-2021

Παραπομπές: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.
Ορισμοί:% of population with anxiety disorders

Ενήλικες, 2015-2021

Παραπομπές: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.
Ορισμοί:% of population with anxiety disorders

Ανδρες, 2015-2021

Παραπομπές: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.
Ορισμοί:% of population with anxiety disorders

Γυναίκες, 2015-2021

Παραπομπές: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.
Ορισμοί:% of population with anxiety disorders

Παιδιά, 2021

Παραπομπές:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)

Αγόρια, 2021

Παραπομπές:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)

Κορίτσια, 2021

Παραπομπές:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)

% Βρεφών ηλικίας 0-5 μηνών που τρέφονται αποκλειστικά μέσω του μητρικού θηλασμού

0-5 years, 2007-2023

Παραπομπές:Malaysia National Health and Morbidity Survey 2016
Σημειώσεις:Full details are available. Original citation United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2023). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Infant and Young Child Feeding: Exclusive breastfeeding, New York, October 2023.

Percent of population who cannot afford a healthy diet

Ενήλικες, 2022

Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:The Food Systems Dashboard. The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), The Columbia Climate School, and Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 2024. Geneva, Switzerland. https://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org. DOI: https://doi.org/10.36072/db.

Καρκίνος του οισοφάγου

Ανδρες, 2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
Ορισμοί:Indicence per 100,000

Γυναίκες, 2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
Ορισμοί:Indicence per 100,000

Ανδρες, 2020-2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές: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 10.01.2231
Ορισμοί:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Γυναίκες, 2020-2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές: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 10.01.2231
Ορισμοί:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Καρκίνος του μαστού

Γυναίκες, 2022

Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
Ορισμοί:Incidence per 100,000

Κολοορθικός καρκίνος

Ανδρες, 2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
Ορισμοί:Incidence per 100,000

Γυναίκες, 2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
Ορισμοί:Incidence per 100,000

Ανδρες, 2020-2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές: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 10.01.2231
Ορισμοί:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Γυναίκες, 2020-2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές: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 10.01.2231
Ορισμοί:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Καρκίνος του παγκρέατος

Ανδρες, 2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
Ορισμοί:Incidence per 100,000

Γυναίκες, 2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
Ορισμοί:Incidence per 100,000

Ανδρες, 2020-2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές: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 10.01.2231
Ορισμοί:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Γυναίκες, 2020-2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές: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 10.01.2231
Ορισμοί:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Καρκίνος της χοληδόχου κύστης

Ανδρες, 2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
Ορισμοί:Indicence per 100,000

Γυναίκες, 2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
Ορισμοί:Indicence per 100,000

Ανδρες, 2020-2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές: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 10.01.2231
Ορισμοί:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Γυναίκες, 2020-2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές: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 10.01.2231
Ορισμοί:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Καρκίνος του νεφρού

Ανδρες, 2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
Ορισμοί:Incidence per 100,000

Γυναίκες, 2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
Ορισμοί:Incidence per 100,000

Ανδρες, 2020-2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές: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 10.01.2231
Ορισμοί:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Γυναίκες, 2020-2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές: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 10.01.2231
Ορισμοί:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Καρκίνος της μήτρας

Γυναίκες, 2022

Ηλικία:20+
Παραπομπές:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
Ορισμοί:Incidence per 100,000

Γυναίκες, 2020-2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές: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 10.01.2231
Ορισμοί:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Αυξημένη αρτηριακή πίεση

Ενήλικες, 2015

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

Ανδρες, 2015

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

Γυναίκες, 2015

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

Αυξημένη χοληστερόλη

Ενήλικες, 2008

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

Ανδρες, 2008

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

Γυναίκες, 2008

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

Αυξημένη γλυκόζη αίματος νηστείας

Ανδρες, 2014

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

Γυναίκες, 2014

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

Επιπολασμός του διαβήτη

Ενήλικες, 2024

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

Ενήλικες, 2021

Ηλικία:20-79
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation.  IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Ορισμοί:Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, %

Ενήλικες, 2019

Ηλικία:20-79
Παραπομπές:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org
Ορισμοί:Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).

Ενήλικες, 2017

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

Ovarian Cancer

Γυναίκες, 2022

Ηλικία:20+
Παραπομπές:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
Ορισμοί:Incidence per 100,000

Leukemia

Ανδρες, 2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
Ορισμοί:Incidence per 100,000
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Γυναίκες, 2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
Ορισμοί:Incidence per 100,000
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Leukemia

Ανδρες, 2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
Ορισμοί:Incidence per 100,000
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Γυναίκες, 2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
Ορισμοί:Incidence per 100,000
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Liver and intrahepatic bile duct Cancer

Ανδρες, 2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
Ορισμοί:Incidence per 100,000

Γυναίκες, 2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
Ορισμοί:Incidence per 100,000

Multiple Myeloma

Ανδρες, 2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
Ορισμοί:Indicence per 100,000
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Γυναίκες, 2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
Ορισμοί:Indicence per 100,000
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Non Hodgkin Lymphoma

Ανδρες, 2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
Ορισμοί:Incidence per 100,000
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Γυναίκες, 2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
Ορισμοί:Incidence per 100,000
Εκτός εάν υποδεικνύεται διαφορετικά, το υπερβολικό βάρος αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ μεταξύ 25 κιλών και 29,9 κιλών/m², η παχυσαρκία αναφέρεται σε ΔΜΣ υψηλότερο από 30 κιλά/m².

Thyroid Cancer

Ανδρες, 2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
Ορισμοί:Incidence per 100,000

Γυναίκες, 2022

Ηλικία:20+
Γεωγραφική κάλυψη:Εθνική
Παραπομπές:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
Ορισμοί:Incidence per 100,000

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Policies, Interventions and Actions

Malaysia Sugar Tax (Amendment 2024)

Excise duty of MYR 0.90 per litre on all manufactured beverages, including carbonated drinks containing added sugar/other sweeteners and other non-alcoholic beverages classified under HS 2202 with >5 g sugar per 100 ml. The duty also applies to milk-based drinks (under HS 2202) with>7 g sugar per 100ml and fruit or vegetable juices classified under HS 2009 with >12 g sugar per 100 ml. The tax does not apply to unsweetened water. Passed 10 December 2024 and implemented on 1 January 2025.

Categories:Taxation/Subsidies on Food or Beverages or law relating to public health
Year(s):2025 (ongoing)
Target age group:Ενήλικες και παιδιά
Organisation:Customs Department Malaysia
Find out more:www.customs.gov.my
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Customs.gov.my. Excise Duties Order. [online] Available at: https://www.customs.gov.my/en/pg/Pages/pg_prtheksais.aspx [Accessed 16 May 2025]. ‌

School Canteens - Nutritious Food Requirement

The Ministry of Health has mandated that school canteens must adhere to nutrition guidelines, and only sell food that meets these requirements on school premises. Meals must not contain processed ingredients or excessive sugar.

Categories:Evidence of School Food Regulations
Year(s):2025 (ongoing)
Target age group:Παιδιά
Organisation:Ministry of Health Malaysia
Find out more:www.bernama.com
References:Currently a web link to this policy is unavailable. If you are aware of the location of this document/intervention, please contact us at obesity@worldobesity.org. Media link is provided for further information

Malaysia Sugar Tax (Amendment 2023)

Excise duty of MYR 0.50 per liter on all manufactured beverages, including carbonated drinks containing added sugar/other sweeteners and other non-alcoholic beverages classified under HS 2202 with >5 g sugar per 100 ml. The duty also applies to milk-based drinks (under HS 2202) with>7 g sugar per 100ml and fruit or vegetable juices classified under HS 2009 with >12 g sugar per 100 ml. The tax does not apply to unsweetened water. Passed 22 December 2023 and implemented 1 January 2024.

Categories:Taxation/Subsidies on Food or Beverages or law relating to public health
Year(s):2024-2025
Target age group:Ενήλικες και παιδιά
Organisation:Customs Department Malaysia
Find out more:www.customs.gov.my
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Customs.gov.my. Excise Duties Order. [online] Available at: https://www.customs.gov.my/en/pg/Pages/pg_prtheksais.aspx [Accessed 16 May 2025]. ‌

Strategic Plan to Reduce Sugar Among Malaysians (2024-2030)

National action plan to reduce sugar consumption in Malaysia. Document currently unavailable in English

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2024-2030
Target age group:Ενήλικες και παιδιά
Organisation:Ministry of Health Malaysia
Find out more:fliphtml5.com
References:Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia. 2024. Pelan Strategik Mengurangkan Gula Dalam Kalangan Rakyat Malaysia 2024-2030. Available at: https://fliphtml5.com/xhkc/kopi/ [Accessed 23.05.25]

National Strategic Plan to Combat the Double Burden of Malnutrition Among Malaysian Children (2023-2030)

National action plan to combat the double burden of malnutrition in Malaysian children. It includes plans to improve nutrition and address obesity. Document currently unavailable in English.

Categories:Evidence of National Obesity Strategy/Policy or Action plan
Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2023-2030
Target age group:Παιδιά
Organisation:Ministry of Health Malaysia
Find out more:www.moh.gov.my
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia. 2023. Pelan Strategik Kebangsaan Memerangi Masalah Beban Berganda Malpemakanan Dalam Kalangan Kanak-kanak Malaysia

The Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Obesity (2nd Edition)

The guidelines covers the assessment, diagnosis, management and prevention of overweight and obesity in adults, children and adolescents. The 2023 guidelines are the second edition of the clinical practice guidelines for the management of obesity. The next edition is due in 2027 or when new evidence becomes available. The guidelines are endorsed by the Malaysian Association for the Study of Obesity and others.

Categories:Evidence of Management/treatment guidelines
Year(s):2023 (ongoing)
Target age group:Ενήλικες και παιδιά
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Linked document:Download linked document

Clinical Guidelines on Obesity in Pregnancy

These guidelines provide recommendations for managing and preventing obesity and associated complications in pregnancy for all primary care physicians and obstetricians.

Categories (partial):Evidence of Management/treatment guidelines
Year(s):2022 (ongoing)
Target age group:Ενήλικες
Organisation:Ministry of Health Malaysia
Linked document:Download linked document

Malaysia Sugar Tax (Amendment 2022)

Excise duty of MYR 0.47 per 100g on premix drinks with >33.3g per 100g (e.g., coffee, tea and chocolate premixes). Passed 7 September 2022 and implemented 1 November 2022.

Categories:Taxation/Subsidies on Food or Beverages or law relating to public health
Year(s):2022 (ongoing)
Target age group:Ενήλικες και παιδιά
Organisation:Customs Department Malaysia
Find out more:www.customs.gov.my
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Customs.gov.my. Excise Duties Order. [online] Available at: https://www.customs.gov.my/en/pg/Pages/pg_prtheksais.aspx [Accessed 16 May 2025]. ‌

Malaysia Dietary Guidelines 2020

The guidelines are aimed at health care providers to assist them in educating the public on improving their health through sound dietary practices. It is also intended to act as a tool for promoting healthy eating and achieving the National Plan of Action for Nutrition of Malaysia.

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2021 (ongoing)
Target age group:Ενήλικες και παιδιά
Organisation:Ministry of Health Malaysia
Find out more:hq.moh.gov.my
Linked document:Download linked document
References:NCCFN. 2021. Malaysian Dietary Guidelines 2020. National Coordinating Committee on Food and Nutrition, Ministry of Health Malaysia.

Malaysia Sugar Tax

Excise duty of MYR 0.40 per liter on all manufactured beverages, including carbonated drinks containing added sugar/other sweeteners and other non-alcoholic beverages classified under HS 2202 with >5 g sugar per 100 ml. The duty also applies to milk-based drinks (under HS 2202) with>7 g sugar per 100ml and fruit or vegetable juices classified under HS 2009 with >12 g sugar per 100 ml. The tax does not apply to unsweetened water.

Categories:Taxation/Subsidies on Food or Beverages or law relating to public health
Year(s):2019-2024
Target age group:Ενήλικες και παιδιά
Organisation:Customs Department Malaysia
Find out more:www.customs.gov.my

National Nutrition Policy of Malaysia (NPPM) 2.0

The NPPM was first approved in 2003, and revised and strengthened in 2019. It aims to improve the nutritional status of Malaysians and reduce diet-related NCDs, with a focus on addressing the double burden of malnutrition and enhancing multi-sectoral collaboration. A series of National Plans of Action for the Nutrition of Malaysia (NPANMs) have been formulated to implement this policy.

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Categories (partial):Evidence of National Obesity Strategy/Policy or Action plan
Evidence of NCD strategy
Year(s):2019 (ongoing)
Target age group:Ενήλικες και παιδιά
Organisation:Ministry of Health Malaysia
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (2021). DASAR PEMAKANAN KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA 2.0. Putrajaya: Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia

Healthier Choice Logo

On 20 April 2017, the Minister of Health of Malaysia launched the Healthier Choice Logo in collaboration with food and beverages industries in Malaysia. The objectives of the Healthier Choice Logo are to: help consumers quickly identify healthier products within the same food category; assist consumers in making informed food choices through authentication of the logo displayed on the food products; educate the public on the use of approved products within a healthy and balanced eating pattern; and encourage and promote good practices among food industries in producing “healthier choice” products. Implementation of the Healthier Choice Logo is voluntary. Products bearing the logo indicate they meet a set of nutrient criteria, which exist for 42 sub-categories of foods and beverages. As of 15 May 2017, 48 products from various food and beverage companies have the Healthier Choice Logo.

Categories:Labelling Regulation/Guidelines
Year(s):2017 (ongoing)
Target age group:Ενήλικες και παιδιά
Linked document:Download linked document
References:https://policydatabase.wcrf.org/level_one?page=nourishing-level-one#step2=0#step3=309

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:Ενήλικες και παιδιά
Organisation:World Health Organisation
Find out more:www.who.int
References:Noncommunicable diseases country profiles 2018. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

Recommended Nutrient Intakes for Malaysia. A report of the technical working group

Malaysia faces the double burden of malnutrition. The burden of NCDs continue to rise in Malaysia and unhealthy diet is one of the major risk factors for NCD. Malaysian nowadays are living in an obesogenic environment that leads to sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy eating habits. The report has been created to to assist Malaysians in achieving, sustaining and maintaining a certain level of health status as the RNI's as they form the basis in setting up or establishing nutrition requirement in any nutritional guidelines.

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2017 (ongoing)
Target age group:Ενήλικες και παιδιά
Organisation:Ministry of Healrh
Linked document:Download linked document

KOSPEN Plus

KOSPEN Plus is a workplace health intervention programme aimed at reducing the occurrence of NCDs and related risk factors. It adapts the strategies used in KOSPEN to a workplace setting, training workers who go on to facilitate healthy behaviour change in their own workplaces by conducting activities and building a supportive environment. The programme focuses on eight main factors: healthy eating, active living, weight management, smoking cessation, health screening, mental health, healthy work environment, and reduction of alcohol harm.

Categories:Evidence of Multidisciplinary Intervention
Evidence of Community Interventions/Campaign
Categories (partial):Training
Year(s):2016 (ongoing)
Target age group:Ενήλικες
Organisation:Ministry of Health Malaysia
Find out more:iku.gov.my
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Lim KK, Tahir A, Mohd Azahadi O, Low LL, Priya R, Feisul Idzwan M et al. 2021. Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) intervention activities before and after the implementation of KOSPEN Plus programme at workplace

NASPAL 2016-2025

National Strategic Action Plan for Active Living 2016-2025

Categories:Evidence of Physical Activity Guidelines/Policy
Year(s):2016 (ongoing)
Target age group:Ενήλικες και παιδιά
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Ministry of Health Malaysia. 2015. National Strategic Action Plan for Active Living 2016-2025. Available at: https://extranet.who.int/ncdccs/Data/MYS_B12_NASPAL%202016-2015%20(1).pdf [Last accessed: 23.05.25]

National Plan of Action for Nutrition of Malaysia III 2016-2025

Updated plan of action to enhance the nutritional status of population and prevent or reduce NCDs. It includes targets to halt the increase in overweight and obesity among children and adults up to 2025 and reduce the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and hypertension. The plan includes an intention to introduce a mandatory ban on television advertising of HFSS foods/beverages for children by 2020, but there has been no update as of June 2025.

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Categories (partial):Evidence of NCD strategy
Evidence of Marketing Guidelines/Policy
Evidence of National Obesity Strategy/Policy or Action plan
Evidence of Obesity Target
Year(s):2016-2025
Target age group:Ενήλικες και παιδιά
Organisation:National Coordinating Committee on Food and Nutrition (NCCFN), MINISTRY OF HEALTH MALAYSIA
Find out more:hq.moh.gov.my
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Ministry of Health Malaysia, 2016. National Plan Of Action For Nutrition Of Malaysia III 2016-2025. National Coordinating Committee on Food and Nutrition (NCCFN).

National Strategic Plan for Non-Communicable Disease: Medium term Strategic Plan to further strengthen the NCD Prevention and Control program in Malaysia (2016-2025)

Categories:Evidence of NCD strategy
Year(s):2016-2025
Target age group:Ενήλικες και παιδιά
Organisation:Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Malaysia
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Action Plan to Reduce the Double Burden of Malnutrition in the Western Pacific Region (2015–2020)

The WHO action plan to reduce the double burden of malnutrition in the Western Pacific Region. It calls for accelerated efforts to improve nutrition. The plan includes targets to halt the increase in childhood overweight and adult and adolescent diabetes and obesity by 2025.

Categories:Evidence of Obesity Target
Transnational Obesity Strategies/Policy/Recommendations or Action Plan
Year(s):2015-2020
Target age group:Παιδιά
Organisation:World Health Organisation
Find out more:www.who.int
Linked document:Download linked document
References:World Health Organization. 2015. Action plan to reduce the double burden of malnutrition in the Western Pacific Region (2015–2020).

KOSPEN

Komuniti Sihat Pembina Negara (KOSPEN) is a large-scale community-based intervention programme aimed at reducing the occurrence of NCDs and related risk factors through health promotion. The programme works by training community health volunteers, who go on to introduce and facilitate healthy practices in their own communities. This is done by organising community activities like education sessions, sports, and cooking demonstrations. There are seven main scopes: healthy diet, active lifestyle, weight management, smoking cessation, routine screening of NCD risk factors, mental health, and reduction of alcohol harm. For this intervention, the Ministry of Health (MOH) collaborated with the Department of Community Development (KEMAS) to integrate KOSPEN activities into their existing community programme.

Categories:Evidence of Multidisciplinary Intervention
Evidence of Community Interventions/Campaign
Categories (partial):Training
Year(s):2013 (ongoing)
Target age group:Ενήλικες και παιδιά
Organisation:Ministry of Health Malaysia
Find out more:qhub.moh.gov.my
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Lim KH, M Fadhli Y, Omar M, Rosnah R, M. Nazaruddin B, Sumarni MG et al Technical Report EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF “KOMUNITI SIHAT PERKASA NEGARA” (KOSPEN) PROGRAMME IN MALAYSIA- PHASE 1

Malaysian Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents

The Malaysian Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents comprise 15 key messages and 67 key recommendations for healthy children and adolescents from birth to 18 years of age

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2013 (ongoing)
Organisation:NATIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON FOOD AND NUTRITION (NCCFN)
Linked document:Download linked document
References:MALAYSIAN DIETARY GUIDELINES FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. National Coordinating Committee on Food and Nutrition Ministry of Health Malaysia 2013

Malaysian Food and Beverage Industry's "Responsible Advertising to Children" Initiative

Voluntary self-regulatory pledge on responsible marketing of food and drink to children.

Categories:Evidence of Marketing Guidelines/Policy
Year(s):2013 (ongoing)
Target age group:Παιδιά
Organisation:Malaysian Food and Beverage Industry
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Information provided with kind permission of The International Food & Beverage Alliance: www.ifballiance.org

Want To Be Healthy Campaign (Nak Sihat)

The Nak Sihat Campaign is an initiative to promote physical activity in Malaysian young people. The campaign encourages physical activity through the media and events.

Categories:Evidence of Community Interventions/Campaign
Year(s):2013 (ongoing)
Target age group:Παιδιά
Organisation:Ministry of Health Malaysia
Find out more:infosihat.moh.gov.my
References:Kempen Nak Sihat! - Info Sihat | Bahagian Pendidikan Kesihatan Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia. [online] Moh.gov.my. Available at: https://infosihat.moh.gov.my/penerbitan-projek-khas/nak-sihat.html [Accessed 22 May 2025]. ‌

The Guide for Healthy School Canteen Management

The Guide for Healthy School Canteen Management (2012), developed by the Ministry of Education and mandatory for public schools, categorises food items into those which may be sold, those which are not encouraged to be sold and those whose sale is prohibited in school canteens. Prohibited food includes sweets, preserved food, extruded snacks containing artificial flavours and colourings (which are snacks mainly based on corn flour or a combination of flours undergoing extrusion and then coating with a combination of vegetable oil and seasoning), and food and beverages containing alcohol. The list of prohibited food is under review (2016), in particular with respect to carbonated drinks.

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Evidence of School Food Regulations
Year(s):2012 (ongoing)
Target age group:Παιδιά
References:https://policydatabase.wcrf.org/level_one?page=nourishing-level-one#step2=1#step3=337

Healthy Students Programme (PROSIS)

The Healthy Student Programme (PROSIS) is an initiative to encourage students in higher education to practice a healthy lifestyle by eating healthily, doing regular physical activity, not smoking, and reducing alcohol consumption. The programme recruits groups of students who plan and co-ordinate activities and health interventions in their institutions.

Categories:Evidence of Multidisciplinary Intervention
Evidence of Community Interventions/Campaign
Year(s):2011 (ongoing)
Target age group:Ενήλικες
Organisation:Ministry of Health Malaysia, Ministry of Higher Education, Ministry of Education Malaysia
Find out more:infosihat.moh.gov.my
Linked document:Download linked document
References:PROSIS - Info Sihat | Bahagian Pendidikan Kesihatan Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia. [online] Moh.gov.my. Available at: https://infosihat.moh.gov.my/penerbitan-projek-khas/prosis.html [Accessed 22 May 2025]. ‌

Malaysia Dietary Guidelines 2010

The guidelines are aimed at health care providers to assist them in educating the public on improving their health through sound dietary practices. It is also intended to act as a tool for promoting healthy eating and achieving the National Plan of Action for Nutrition of Malaysia.

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2010-2020
Target age group:Ενήλικες και παιδιά
Organisation:Ministry of Health Malaysia
Find out more:www.moh.gov.my
Linked document:Download linked document
References:National Coordinating Committee on Food and Nutrition, Ministry of Health 2010.

Walk 10,000 Steps Campaign

The Walk 10,000 Steps campaign was launched by the Ministry of Health Malaysia in 2009. The campaign is intended to increase physical activity in the Malaysian population, and promotes regular walking as a way to improve your health. 10,000 step walking tracks have been created around the country, and there are regular mass walking events.

Categories:Evidence of Community Interventions/Campaign
Year(s):2009 (ongoing)
Target age group:Ενήλικες και παιδιά
Organisation:Ministry of Health Malaysia
Find out more:infosihat.moh.gov.my
References:Berjalan 10,000 Langkah - Info Sihat | Bahagian Pendidikan Kesihatan Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia. [online] Moh.gov.my. Available at: https://infosihat.moh.gov.my/penerbitan-projek-khas/berjalan-10-000-langkah.html [Accessed 22 May 2025]. ‌

The National Lactation Centre

The National Lactation Centre is a government agency under the Ministry of Health Malaysia launched in 2008. The agency aims to promote and support breastfeeding in Malaysia, and actively develop the Breastfeeding programme.

Categories:Evidence of Breastfeeding promotion or related activity
Year(s):2008 (ongoing)
Target age group:Ενήλικες και παιδιά
Organisation:Ministry of Health Malaysia
Find out more:nlc.moh.gov.my

Guideline on the Advertising and Nutrition Information Labelling of Fast Foods

Launched in 2007, the Fast Food Advertising Guideline bans fast food advertising and sponsorships during children's television programmes. It also requires fast food restaurants to clearly display nutritional information labelling. These policies are self-regulated by industry. (Policy document in Malay linked below)

Categories:Evidence of Marketing Guidelines/Policy
Labelling Regulation/Guidelines
Year(s):2007 (ongoing)
Target age group:Παιδιά
Organisation:Ministry of Health Malaysia
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Ng, S. et al. (2021). Policy Inertia on Regulating Food Marketing to Children: A Case Study of Malaysia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, [online] 18(18), pp.9607–9607. doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189607

National Plan of Action for Nutrition Malaysia (2006-2015) - NPANM

NPANM aims to enhance the nutritional status of the population and prevent and control diet-related non-communicable diseases.

Categories (partial):Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2006-2015
Target age group:Ενήλικες και παιδιά
Organisation:Ministry of Health

Strategy for the Prevention of Obesity - Malaysia

This strategy contains recommendations to help prevent normal weight individuals from becoming overweight or obese.

Categories:Evidence of National Obesity Strategy/Policy or Action plan
Year(s):2005
Target age group:Ενήλικες και παιδιά
Organisation:Malaysian Association for the Study of Obesity (MASO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health Malaysia
Find out more:www.maso.org.my
References:Malaysian Association for the Study of Obesity (MASO). http://www.maso.org.my/ (last accessed: 23.05.25)

National Food Safety and Nutrition Council

Highest advisory body to the government on issues related to food and nutrition in the country.

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2001 (ongoing)
Target age group:Ενήλικες και παιδιά
Organisation:Minsitry of Health
Find out more:nutrition.moh.gov.my
References:https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/en/node/27045 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) Breastfeeding 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:Ενήλικες
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/

Policy Options to Combat Obesity in Malaysia

Malaysian obesity policy action plan in line with National Plan of Action for Nutrition of Malaysia.

Categories:Evidence of National Obesity Strategy/Policy or Action plan
Target age group:Παιδιά
Linked document:Download linked document

The Malaysian Guide to Nutrition Labelling and Claims

In Malaysia, a nutrient list detailing energy, protein, carbohydrates and fat per 100g/100ml and per serving must be provided on select categories of packaged food, including bread, confectionery, dairy products, canned food, fruit juices, salad dressings and mayonnaise; ready-to-drink beverages must also include total sugars. A nutrient list is also mandatory for any product bearing a nutrition claim, products with added vitamins and minerals, and special purpose food for infants and young children. Details are provided in the Malaysian Guide to Nutrition Labelling and Claims (2010), which reflects labelling legislation from 2003 (as incorporated into the Food Act of 1983 and Food Regulations of 1985) and subsequent amendments.

Categories:Labelling Regulation/Guidelines
Target age group:Ενήλικες και παιδιά
References:https://policydatabase.wcrf.org/level_one?page=nourishing-level-one#step2=0#step3=327

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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?Present-(voluntary)
Back-of-pack nutrition declaration?Present
Color coding?Absent
Warning label?Absent

Regulation and marketing

Are there fiscal policies on unhealthy products?Present
Tax on unhealthy foods?Absent
Tax on unhealthy drinks?Present
Are there fiscal policies on healthy products?Absent
Subsidy on fruits?Absent
Subsidy on vegetables?Absent
Subsidy on other healthy products?Absent
Mandatory limit or ban of trans fat (all settings)?Absent
Mandatory limit of trans fats in place (all settings)? Absent
Ban on trans-fats or phos in place (all settings)? Absent
Are there any mandatory policies/marketing restrictions on the promotion of unhealthy food/drinks to children?Absent
Mandatory restriction on broadcast media?Incoming
Mandatory restriction on non-broadcast media?Absent
Voluntary policies/marketing restrictions on the promotion of unhealthy food/drinks to children?Present
Are there mandatory standards for food in schools?Present
Are there any mandatory nutrient limits in any manufactured food products?Absent
Nutrition standards for public sector procurement?Absent

Political will and support

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

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 June 18, 2025

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