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Contextual factors

Prevalência de obesidade

Adultos, 2022

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:20+
Tamanho da amostra:8563
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Campos-Nonato I, Galván-Valencia O,Hernández-Barrera L, Oviedo-Solís C, Barquera S.Prevalence of obesity and associated risk factors in Mexican adults: results of the Ensanut 2022.Salud Publica Mex. 2023;65(supl 1): S238-S247.https://doi.org/10.21149/14809. Available at https://saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/14809/12424 (last accessed 11.12.23)
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Adultos, 2021

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:20+
Tamanho da amostra:8937
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Shamah-Levy T, Romero-Martínez M, Barrientos-Gutiérrez T, Cuevas-Nasu L, Bautista-Arredondo S, Colchero MA, Gaona-Pineda EB, Lazcano-Ponce E,Martínez-Barnetche J, Alpuche-Arana C, Rivera-Dommarco J. Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2021 sobre Covid-19. Resultados nacionales. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2022. https://ensanut.insp.mx/encuestas/ensanutcontinua2021/informes.php (Accessed 03.01.2023)
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Adultos, 2020

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:20+
Tamanho da amostra:2361
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Shamah-Levy T, Romero-Martínez M, Barrientos-Gutiérrez T, Cuevas-Nasu L, Bautista-Arredondo S, Colchero MA, GaonaPineda EB, Lazcano-Ponce E, Martínez-Barnetche J, Alpuche-Arana C, Rivera-Dommarco J. Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2020 sobre Covid-19. Resultados nacionales. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2021. https://ensanut.insp.mx/encuestas/ensanutcontinua2020/doctos/informes/ensanutCovid19ResultadosNacionales.pdf (Accessed 11.01.2022)
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Adultos, 2018-2019

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:20+
Tamanho da amostra:16257
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2018. https://ensanut.insp.mx/encuestas/ensanut2018/informes.php (Accessed 15.12.20)
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Adultos, 2016

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:20+
Tamanho da amostra:8412
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición de Medio Camino 2016
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Adultos, 2012

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:20+
Tamanho da amostra:38620
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:ENSANUT 2012 http://ensanut.insp.mx/informes/ENSANUT2012ResultadosNacionales.pdf accessed 25th June 2014
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Adultos, 2006

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:20+
Tamanho da amostra:33624
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Olaiz-Fernández G, Rivera-Dommarco J, Shamah-Levy T, Rojas R, Villalpando-Hernández S, Hernández-Avila M, Sepúlveda-Amor J. Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2006. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2006. (National Health and Nutrition Survey 2006).
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Adultos, 2000

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:20-69
Tamanho da amostra:41188
Referências:Personal Communication from Dr C Sanchez Castillio, Body Mass Index cutoff points for Type 2 Diabetes Melliuts and Hypertension in the Mexican National Health Survey 2000.
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Adultos, 1992-1993

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:20+
Tamanho da amostra:14392
Referências:Arroyo et al. Prevalence of Pre-Obesity and Obesity in Urban Adult Mexicans in Comparison with other Large Surveys. Obesity Research. 2000;8:179-185
Notas:Urban
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Mulheres, 1988

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:18-49
Tamanho da amostra:12138
Referências:Rivera JA, BarqueraS, Campirano F, Campos I, Safdie M, Tovar V. Epidemiological and nutritional transition in Mexico:rapid increase of non-communicable chronic diseases and obesity. Public Health Nutrition 2002. 5(1A), 113-122
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Crianças, 2021

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:5-11
Tamanho da amostra:2569
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Shamah-Levy T, Romero-Martínez M, Barrientos-Gutiérrez T, Cuevas-Nasu L, Bautista-Arredondo S, Colchero MA, Gaona-Pineda EB, Lazcano-Ponce E,Martínez-Barnetche J, Alpuche-Arana C, Rivera-Dommarco J. Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2021 sobre Covid-19. Resultados nacionales. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2022. https://ensanut.insp.mx/encuestas/ensanutcontinua2021/informes.php (Accessed 03.01.2023)
Cutoffs:WHO

Crianças, 2021

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:12-19
Tamanho da amostra:2230
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Shamah-Levy T, Romero-Martínez M, Barrientos-Gutiérrez T, Cuevas-Nasu L, Bautista-Arredondo S, Colchero MA, Gaona-Pineda EB, Lazcano-Ponce E,Martínez-Barnetche J, Alpuche-Arana C, Rivera-Dommarco J. Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2021 sobre Covid-19. Resultados nacionales. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2022. https://ensanut.insp.mx/encuestas/ensanutcontinua2021/informes.php (Accessed 03.01.2023)
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

Crianças, 2020

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:5-11
Tamanho da amostra:1944
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Shamah-Levy T, Romero-Martínez M, Barrientos-Gutiérrez T, Cuevas-Nasu L, Bautista-Arredondo S, Colchero MA, GaonaPineda EB, Lazcano-Ponce E, Martínez-Barnetche J, Alpuche-Arana C, Rivera-Dommarco J. Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2020 sobre Covid-19. Resultados nacionales. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2021. https://ensanut.insp.mx/encuestas/ensanutcontinua2020/doctos/informes/ensanutCovid19ResultadosNacionales.pdf (Accessed 11.01.2022)
Cutoffs:WHO

Crianças, 2020

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:12-19
Tamanho da amostra:1166
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Shamah-Levy T, Romero-Martínez M, Barrientos-Gutiérrez T, Cuevas-Nasu L, Bautista-Arredondo S, Colchero MA, GaonaPineda EB, Lazcano-Ponce E, Martínez-Barnetche J, Alpuche-Arana C, Rivera-Dommarco J. Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2020 sobre Covid-19. Resultados nacionales. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2021. https://ensanut.insp.mx/encuestas/ensanutcontinua2020/doctos/informes/ensanutCovid19ResultadosNacionales.pdf (Accessed 11.01.2022)
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

Crianças, 2020-2022

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:5-11
Tamanho da amostra:6950
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Shamah-Levy T, Gaona-Pineda EB, Cuevas-Nasu L, Morales-Ruan C, Valenzuela-Bravo DG, Méndez-Gómez Humaran I, Ávila-Arcos MA. Prevalence of overweight and obesity in the school-age and adolescent population in Mexico. Ensanut Continua 2020-2022. Salud Publica Mex [Internet]. June 14, 2023;65:s218-s224. Available from: https://saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/14762 (Accessed 15.05.2025)
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

Crianças, 2020-2022

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:12-19
Tamanho da amostra:5421
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Shamah-Levy T, Gaona-Pineda EB, Cuevas-Nasu L, Morales-Ruan C, Valenzuela-Bravo DG, Méndez-Gómez Humaran I, Ávila-Arcos MA. Prevalence of overweight and obesity in the school-age and adolescent population in Mexico. Ensanut Continua 2020-2022. Salud Publica Mex [Internet]. June 14, 2023;65:s218-s224. Available from: https://saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/14762 (Accessed 15.05.2025)
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

Crianças, 2018-2019

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:12-19
Tamanho da amostra:5671
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2018. https://ensanut.insp.mx/encuestas/ensanut2018/informes.php (Accessed 15.12.20)
Cutoffs:WHO

Crianças, 2016

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:12-19
Tamanho da amostra:2581
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Shamah-Levy T, Cuevas-Nasu L, Gaona-Pineda EB,Gómez-Acosta LM, Morales-Ruán MC,Hernández-Ávila M, Rivera-Dommarco JA. Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents,2016 Halfway National Health and Nutrition Survey update. Salud Publica Mex 2018;60:244-253.
Notas:WHO Growth Ref Standard NB. Combined child data estimated. These estimates were calculated by weighting male and female survey results. Weighting based on World Bank Population % total female 2019 (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL.FE.ZS - accessed 21.10.20)'
Cutoffs:WHO

Crianças, 2012

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:5-11
Tamanho da amostra:16351
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:ENSANUT 2012 http://ensanut.insp.mx/informes/ENSANUT2012ResultadosNacionales.pdf accessed 25th June 2014
Notas:WHO Cut off NOT: International IOTF Cut off
Cutoffs:WHO

Crianças, 2012

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:12-19
Tamanho da amostra:13992
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:ENSANUT 2012, https://ensanut.insp.mx/encuestas/ensanut2012/doctos/informes/ENSANUT2012ResultadosNacionales.pdf (Accessed 15.12.20)
Cutoffs:WHO

Crianças, 2006

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:5-17
Tamanho da amostra:17158
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Encuesta nacional de salud y nutricion 2006
Notas:IOTF Cut off. Reference: Cole TJ, Bellizzi MC, Flegal KM, Dietz WH. Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: International survey. BMJ. 2000 May 6;320(7244):1240-3.
Cutoffs:IOTF

Crianças, 2000

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:10-17
Referências:del Rio-Navarro B, Velazquez-Monroy O, Sanchez-Castillo CP et al. The High Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Mexican Children. Obesity Research 2004;12:215-223
Notas:IOTF Cut off. Reference: Cole TJ, Bellizzi MC, Flegal KM, Dietz WH. Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: International survey. BMJ. 2000 May 6;320(7244):1240-3.
Cutoffs:IOTF

Crianças, 1995

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:5-17
Tamanho da amostra:2853
Referências:Personal Communication - Sanchez Castillo C, National Institute of Nutrition, Mexico. Data from Encuesta Urbana de Alimentación y Nutrición en la Zona Metropolitana de la Ciudad de México, 1995.
Notas:IOTF Cut off. Reference: Cole TJ, Bellizzi MC, Flegal KM, Dietz WH. Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: International survey. BMJ. 2000 May 6;320(7244):1240-3.
Cutoffs:IOTF

0-5 years, 2021

Idade:0-5
Tamanho da amostra:9771967
Referências:Other: Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición Continua, Mexico 2021
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2020

Idade:0-5
Tamanho da amostra:9891242
Referências:Other: Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición Continua COVID-19, Mexico 2020
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2018-2019

Idade:0-5
Tamanho da amostra:9483218
Referências:Other: Encuesta nacional de salud y nutrición 2018. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2019
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2016

Idade:0-5
Tamanho da amostra:10892308
Referências:Other: Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición de Medio Camino ENSANUT MC 2016. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2016
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2015

Idade:0-5
Tamanho da amostra:7779
Referências:MICS: Encuesta Nacional de Niños, Niñas y Mujeres en México 2015 - Encuesta de Indicadores Múltiples por Conglomerados 2015, Resultados Principales, 2016
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2011-2012

Idade:0-5
Tamanho da amostra:10785103
Referências:Other: Encuesta nacional de salud y nutrición 2012. Resultados nacionales. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2012
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2005-2006

Idade:0-5
Tamanho da amostra:9400075
Referências:Other: Encuesta nacional de salud y nutrición 2006. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2006
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2002

Idade:0-5
Tamanho da amostra:35080848
Referências:Other: Mexico Family Life Survey (MFLS) 2002
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1998-1999

Idade:0-5
Tamanho da amostra:10125945
Referências:NNS: Encuesta nacional de nutricion 1999. Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica. Cuernavaca, Mexico, 2000
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1989

Idade:0-5
Tamanho da amostra:14932
Referências:Other: Encuesta nacional de alimentacion en el medio rural, 1989 (ENAL). Instituto de la Nutricion 'Salvador Zubiran'. Comision Nacional de Alimentacion. Division de Nutricion, INNSZ. Tlalpan, Mexico, D.F, 1990
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1988

Idade:0-5
Tamanho da amostra:8268127
Referências:NNS: Encuesta nacional de nutricion 1988. Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica. Cuernavaca, Mexico, 1990
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

Excesso de peso/obesidade por educação

Adultos, 2022

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:20+
Tamanho da amostra:8563
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Campos-Nonato I, Galván-Valencia O,Hernández-Barrera L, Oviedo-Solís C, Barquera S.Prevalence of obesity and associated risk factors in Mexican adults: results of the Ensanut 2022.Salud Publica Mex. 2023;65(supl 1): S238-S247.https://doi.org/10.21149/14809. Available at https://saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/14809/12424 (last accessed 11.12.23)
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Mulheres, 2012

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:20-49
Tamanho da amostra:4943
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Perez Ferrer C, McMunn A, Rivera Dommarco JA, Brunner EJ. Educational Inequalities in Obesity among Mexican Women: Time-Trends from 1988 to 2012. Miranda JJ, ed. PLoS
Notas:Obesity Prevalence based on Education level in Rural areas
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Mulheres, 2012

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:20-49
Tamanho da amostra:9588
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Perez Ferrer C, McMunn A, Rivera Dommarco JA, Brunner EJ. Educational Inequalities in Obesity among Mexican Women: Time-Trends from 1988 to 2012. Miranda JJ, ed. PLoS
Notas:Obesity Prevalence based on Education level in Urban areas.
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Adultos, 2009-2010

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:50+
Tamanho da amostra:2032
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Rivas-Marino, G., Negin, J., Salinas-Rodríguez, A., Manrique-Espinoza, B., Sterner, K. N., Snodgrass, J. and Kowal, P. (2015), Prevalence of overweight and obesity in older Mexican adults and its association with physical activity and related factors: An analysis of the study on global ageing and adult health. Am. J. Hum. Biol., 27: 326–333. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.22642
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

0-5 years, 2020

Tamanho da amostra:9891242
Referências:Other: Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición Continua COVID-19, Mexico 2020
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2015

Tamanho da amostra:7779
Referências:MICS: Encuesta Nacional de Niños, Niñas y Mujeres en México 2015 - Encuesta de Indicadores Múltiples por Conglomerados 2015, Resultados Principales, 2016
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2005-2006

Tamanho da amostra:23488064
Referências:Other: Encuesta Nacional sobre Niveles de Vida de los Hogares (ENNViH), MxFLS-2, 2005-2006
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2002

Tamanho da amostra:35080848
Referências:Other: Mexico Family Life Survey (MFLS) 2002
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

Excesso de peso/obesidade por idade

Adultos, 2022

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Tamanho da amostra:8563
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Campos-Nonato I, Galván-Valencia O,Hernández-Barrera L, Oviedo-Solís C, Barquera S.Prevalence of obesity and associated risk factors in Mexican adults: results of the Ensanut 2022.Salud Publica Mex. 2023;65(supl 1): S238-S247.https://doi.org/10.21149/14809. Available at https://saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/14809/12424 (last accessed 11.12.23)
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Adultos, 2018-2019

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Tamanho da amostra:16257
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2018. https://ensanut.insp.mx/encuestas/ensanut2018/informes.php (Accessed 15.12.20)
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Crianças, 2021

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Tamanho da amostra:4889
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Shamah-Levy T, Romero-Martínez M, Barrientos-Gutiérrez T, Cuevas-Nasu L, Bautista-Arredondo S, Colchero MA, Gaona-Pineda EB, Lazcano-Ponce E,Martínez-Barnetche J, Alpuche-Arana C, Rivera-Dommarco J. Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2021 sobre Covid-19. Resultados nacionales. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2022. https://ensanut.insp.mx/encuestas/ensanutcontinua2021/informes.php (Accessed 03.01.2023)
Cutoffs:WHO

Crianças, 2020-2022

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Tamanho da amostra:12371
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Shamah-Levy T, Gaona-Pineda EB, Cuevas-Nasu L, Morales-Ruan C, Valenzuela-Bravo DG, Méndez-Gómez Humaran I, Ávila-Arcos MA. Prevalence of overweight and obesity in the school-age and adolescent population in Mexico. Ensanut Continua 2020-2022. Salud Publica Mex [Internet]. June 14, 2023;65:s218-s224. Available from: https://saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/14762 (Accessed 15.05.25)
Cutoffs:WHO

Crianças, 2018-2019

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Tamanho da amostra:11937
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2018. https://ensanut.insp.mx/encuestas/ensanut2018/informes.php (Accessed 15.12.20)
Cutoffs:WHO

Crianças, 2016

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Tamanho da amostra:5765
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Shamah-Levy T, Cuevas-Nasu L, Gaona-Pineda EB,Gómez-Acosta LM, Morales-Ruán MC,Hernández-Ávila M, Rivera-Dommarco JA. Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents,2016 Halfway National Health and Nutrition Survey update. Salud Publica Mex 2018;60:244-253.
Cutoffs:WHO

Crianças, 2012

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Tamanho da amostra:Large National Survey
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:La Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2012 (ENSANUT2012) http://ensanut.insp.mx/ (last accessed 4 April 2016)
Notas:WHO Cut-Off
Cutoffs:WHO

Excesso de peso/obesidade por região

Adultos, 2022

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:20+
Tamanho da amostra:8563
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Campos-Nonato I, Galván-Valencia O,Hernández-Barrera L, Oviedo-Solís C, Barquera S.Prevalence of obesity and associated risk factors in Mexican adults: results of the Ensanut 2022.Salud Publica Mex. 2023;65(supl 1): S238-S247.https://doi.org/10.21149/14809. Available at https://saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/14809/12424 (last accessed 11.12.23)
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Adultos, 2018-2019

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:20+
Tamanho da amostra:16257
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2018. https://ensanut.insp.mx/encuestas/ensanut2018/informes.php (Accessed 15.12.20)
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Mulheres, 2012

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:20-49
Tamanho da amostra:14531
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Perez Ferrer C, McMunn A, Rivera Dommarco JA, Brunner EJ. Educational Inequalities in Obesity among Mexican Women: Time-Trends from 1988 to 2012. Miranda JJ, ed. PLoS
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Adultos, 2012

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutricion, Resultados Nacionales 2012
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Adultos, 2009-2010

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:50+
Tamanho da amostra:2032
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Rivas-Marino, G., Negin, J., Salinas-Rodríguez, A., Manrique-Espinoza, B., Sterner, K. N., Snodgrass, J. and Kowal, P. (2015), Prevalence of overweight and obesity in older Mexican adults and its association with physical activity and related factors: An analysis of the study on global ageing and adult health. Am. J. Hum. Biol., 27: 326–333. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.22642
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Crianças, 2021

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:5-11
Tamanho da amostra:2569
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Shamah-Levy T, Romero-Martínez M, Barrientos-Gutiérrez T, Cuevas-Nasu L, Bautista-Arredondo S, Colchero MA, Gaona-Pineda EB, Lazcano-Ponce E,Martínez-Barnetche J, Alpuche-Arana C, Rivera-Dommarco J. Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2021 sobre Covid-19. Resultados nacionales. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2022. https://ensanut.insp.mx/encuestas/ensanutcontinua2021/informes.php (Accessed 03.01.2023)
Cutoffs:WHO

Rapazes, 2021

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:5-11
Tamanho da amostra:2569
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Shamah-Levy T, Romero-Martínez M, Barrientos-Gutiérrez T, Cuevas-Nasu L, Bautista-Arredondo S, Colchero MA, Gaona-Pineda EB, Lazcano-Ponce E,Martínez-Barnetche J, Alpuche-Arana C, Rivera-Dommarco J. Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2021 sobre Covid-19. Resultados nacionales. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2022. https://ensanut.insp.mx/encuestas/ensanutcontinua2021/informes.php (Accessed 03.01.2023)
Cutoffs:WHO

Raparigas, 2021

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:5-11
Tamanho da amostra:2569
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Shamah-Levy T, Romero-Martínez M, Barrientos-Gutiérrez T, Cuevas-Nasu L, Bautista-Arredondo S, Colchero MA, Gaona-Pineda EB, Lazcano-Ponce E,Martínez-Barnetche J, Alpuche-Arana C, Rivera-Dommarco J. Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2021 sobre Covid-19. Resultados nacionales. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2022. https://ensanut.insp.mx/encuestas/ensanutcontinua2021/informes.php (Accessed 03.01.2023)
Cutoffs:WHO

Crianças, 2021

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:12-19
Tamanho da amostra:2230
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Shamah-Levy T, Romero-Martínez M, Barrientos-Gutiérrez T, Cuevas-Nasu L, Bautista-Arredondo S, Colchero MA, Gaona-Pineda EB, Lazcano-Ponce E,Martínez-Barnetche J, Alpuche-Arana C, Rivera-Dommarco J. Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2021 sobre Covid-19. Resultados nacionales. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2022. https://ensanut.insp.mx/encuestas/ensanutcontinua2021/informes.php (Accessed 03.01.2023)
Cutoffs:WHOShamah-Levy T, Romero-Martínez M, Barrientos-Gutiérrez T, Cuevas-Nasu L, Bautista-Arredondo S, Colchero MA, Gaona-Pineda EB, Lazcano-Ponce E,Martínez-Barnetche J, Alpuche-Arana C, Rivera-Dommarco J. Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2021 sobre Covid-19. Resultados nacionales. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2022. https://ensanut.insp.mx/encuestas/ensanutcontinua2021/informes.php (Accessed 03.01.2023)

Rapazes, 2021

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:12-19
Tamanho da amostra:2230
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Shamah-Levy T, Romero-Martínez M, Barrientos-Gutiérrez T, Cuevas-Nasu L, Bautista-Arredondo S, Colchero MA, Gaona-Pineda EB, Lazcano-Ponce E,Martínez-Barnetche J, Alpuche-Arana C, Rivera-Dommarco J. Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2021 sobre Covid-19. Resultados nacionales. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2022. https://ensanut.insp.mx/encuestas/ensanutcontinua2021/informes.php (Accessed 03.01.2023)
Cutoffs:WHOShamah-Levy T, Romero-Martínez M, Barrientos-Gutiérrez T, Cuevas-Nasu L, Bautista-Arredondo S, Colchero MA, Gaona-Pineda EB, Lazcano-Ponce E,Martínez-Barnetche J, Alpuche-Arana C, Rivera-Dommarco J. Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2021 sobre Covid-19. Resultados nacionales. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2022. https://ensanut.insp.mx/encuestas/ensanutcontinua2021/informes.php (Accessed 03.01.2023)

Raparigas, 2021

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:12-19
Tamanho da amostra:2230
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Shamah-Levy T, Romero-Martínez M, Barrientos-Gutiérrez T, Cuevas-Nasu L, Bautista-Arredondo S, Colchero MA, Gaona-Pineda EB, Lazcano-Ponce E,Martínez-Barnetche J, Alpuche-Arana C, Rivera-Dommarco J. Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2021 sobre Covid-19. Resultados nacionales. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2022. https://ensanut.insp.mx/encuestas/ensanutcontinua2021/informes.php (Accessed 03.01.2023)
Cutoffs:WHOShamah-Levy T, Romero-Martínez M, Barrientos-Gutiérrez T, Cuevas-Nasu L, Bautista-Arredondo S, Colchero MA, Gaona-Pineda EB, Lazcano-Ponce E,Martínez-Barnetche J, Alpuche-Arana C, Rivera-Dommarco J. Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2021 sobre Covid-19. Resultados nacionales. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2022. https://ensanut.insp.mx/encuestas/ensanutcontinua2021/informes.php (Accessed 03.01.2023)

Crianças, 2020-2022

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:5-11
Tamanho da amostra:6950
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Shamah-Levy T, Gaona-Pineda EB, Cuevas-Nasu L, Morales-Ruan C, Valenzuela-Bravo DG, Méndez-Gómez Humaran I, Ávila-Arcos MA. Prevalence of overweight and obesity in the school-age and adolescent population in Mexico. Ensanut Continua 2020-2022. Salud Publica Mex [Internet]. June 14, 2023;65:s218-s224. Available from: https://saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/14762 (Accessed 15.05.2025)
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

Crianças, 2020-2022

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:12-19
Tamanho da amostra:5421
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Shamah-Levy T, Gaona-Pineda EB, Cuevas-Nasu L, Morales-Ruan C, Valenzuela-Bravo DG, Méndez-Gómez Humaran I, Ávila-Arcos MA. Prevalence of overweight and obesity in the school-age and adolescent population in Mexico. Ensanut Continua 2020-2022. Salud Publica Mex [Internet]. June 14, 2023;65:s218-s224. Available from: https://saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/14762 (Accessed 15.05.2025)
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

Crianças, 2018-2019

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:12-19
Tamanho da amostra:5671
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2018. https://ensanut.insp.mx/encuestas/ensanut2018/informes.php (Accessed 15.12.20)
Cutoffs:WHO

Rapazes, 2018-2019

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:12-19
Tamanho da amostra:5671
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2018. https://ensanut.insp.mx/encuestas/ensanut2018/informes.php (Accessed 15.12.20)
Cutoffs:WHO

Raparigas, 2018-2019

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:12-19
Tamanho da amostra:5671
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2018. https://ensanut.insp.mx/encuestas/ensanut2018/informes.php (Accessed 15.12.20)
Cutoffs:WHO

Crianças, 2006

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:5-11
Tamanho da amostra:Children aged 5-11yr: n=15111
Área abrangida:National: Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey 2006 (ENSANUT 2006)
Referências:Bonvecchio A, Safdie M, Monterrubio EA, Gust T, Villalpando S, Rivera JA. Overweight and obesity trends in Mexican children 2 to 18 years of age from 1988 to 2006. Salud Publica Mex 2009;51 suppl 4:S586-S594.
Notas:Overweight and obesity were classified according to IOTF criteria, based on BMI measurements, with cutoff points for BMI based on an international reference population drafted from seven countries, specific for age and sex. Said cutoff points are a projection of the criteria proposed by WHO for diagnosing overweight (BMI of 25-29.9) and obesity (BMI of 30 or more) in adults.
Cutoffs:IOTF

Crianças, 2006

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:5-11
Tamanho da amostra:Children aged 5-11yr: n=15111
Área abrangida:National: Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey 2006 (ENSANUT 2006)
Referências:Bonvecchio A, Safdie M, Monterrubio EA, Gust T, Villalpando S, Rivera JA. Overweight and obesity trends in Mexican children 2 to 18 years of age from 1988 to 2006. Salud Publica Mex 2009;51 suppl 4:S586-S594.
Notas:Overweight and obesity were classified according to IOTF criteria, based on BMI measurements, with cutoff points for BMI based on an international reference population drafted from seven countries, specific for age and sex. Said cutoff points are a projection of the criteria proposed by WHO for diagnosing overweight (BMI of 25-29.9) and obesity (BMI of 30 or more) in adults.
Cutoffs:IOTF

Rapazes, 2000

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:10-17
Tamanho da amostra:7862 Girls, 8947 Boys
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:del Rio-Navarro BE, Velaquez-Monroy O, Sanchez-Castillo CP et al. The High Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Mexican Children. Obesity Research 2004;12:215-223
Cutoffs:IOTF

Raparigas, 2000

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:10-17
Tamanho da amostra:7862 Girls, 8947 Boys
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:del Rio-Navarro BE, Velaquez-Monroy O, Sanchez-Castillo CP et al. The High Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Mexican Children. Obesity Research 2004;12:215-223
Cutoffs:IOTF

0-5 years, 2021

Tamanho da amostra:9771967
Referências:Other: Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición Continua, Mexico 2021
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2020

Tamanho da amostra:9891242
Referências:Other: Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición Continua COVID-19, Mexico 2020
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2018-2019

Tamanho da amostra:9483218
Referências:Other: Encuesta nacional de salud y nutrición 2018. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2019
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2016

Tamanho da amostra:10892308
Referências:Other: Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición de Medio Camino ENSANUT MC 2016. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2016
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2015

Tamanho da amostra:7779
Referências:MICS: Encuesta Nacional de Niños, Niñas y Mujeres en México 2015 - Encuesta de Indicadores Múltiples por Conglomerados 2015, Resultados Principales, 2016
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2005-2006

Tamanho da amostra:9400075
Referências:Other: Encuesta nacional de salud y nutrición 2006. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2006
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2002

Tamanho da amostra:35080848
Referências:Other: Mexico Family Life Survey (MFLS) 2002
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1988

Tamanho da amostra:8268127
Referências:NNS: Encuesta nacional de nutricion 1988. Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica. Cuernavaca, Mexico, 1990
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

Excesso de peso/obesidade por grupo socioeconómico

Adultos, 2022

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:20+
Tamanho da amostra:8563
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Campos-Nonato I, Galván-Valencia O,Hernández-Barrera L, Oviedo-Solís C, Barquera S.Prevalence of obesity and associated risk factors in Mexican adults: results of the Ensanut 2022.Salud Publica Mex. 2023;65(supl 1): S238-S247.https://doi.org/10.21149/14809. Available at https://saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/14809/12424 (last accessed 11.12.23)
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Adultos, 2009-2010

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:50+
Tamanho da amostra:2032
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Rivas-Marino, G., Negin, J., Salinas-Rodríguez, A., Manrique-Espinoza, B., Sterner, K. N., Snodgrass, J. and Kowal, P. (2015), Prevalence of overweight and obesity in older Mexican adults and its association with physical activity and related factors: An analysis of the study on global ageing and adult health. Am. J. Hum. Biol., 27: 326–333. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.22642
Notas:Prevalence of obesity in older Mexican adults (50+)
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Crianças, 2020-2022

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Tamanho da amostra:12371
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Shamah-Levy T, Gaona-Pineda EB, Cuevas-Nasu L, Morales-Ruan C, Valenzuela-Bravo DG, Méndez-Gómez Humaran I, Ávila-Arcos MA. Prevalence of overweight and obesity in the school-age and adolescent population in Mexico. Ensanut Continua 2020-2022. Salud Publica Mex [Internet]. June 14, 2023;65:s218-s224. Available from: https://saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/14762 (Accessed 15.05.25)
Notas:Age 5-11: 6,950, Age 12-19: 5,421
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Socioeconomic status refers to welfare condition which is based on housing characteristics and goods and services available in the home, as in previous Ensanut surveys. Low = tertile 1, middle = tertile 2, high = tertile 3.
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

Crianças, 2006

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:5-11
Tamanho da amostra:Children aged 5-11yr: n=15111
Área abrangida:National: Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey 2006 (ENSANUT 2006)
Referências:Bonvecchio A, Safdie M, Monterrubio EA, Gust T, Villalpando S, Rivera JA. Overweight and obesity trends in Mexican children 2 to 18 years of age from 1988 to 2006. Salud Publica Mex 2009;51 suppl 4:S586-S594.
Notas:Prevalence of overweight and obesity by Socioeconomic Level. Overweight and obesity were classified according to IOTF criteria, based on BMI measurements, with cutoff points for BMI based on an international reference population drafted from seven countries, specific for age and sex. Said cutoff points are a projection of the criteria proposed by WHO for diagnosing overweight (BMI of 25-29.9) and obesity (BMI of 30 or more) in adults.
Cutoffs:IOTF

0-5 years, 2020

Tamanho da amostra:9891242
Referências:Other: Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición Continua COVID-19, Mexico 2020
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2016

Tamanho da amostra:10892308
Referências:Other: Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición de Medio Camino ENSANUT MC 2016. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2016
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2015

Tamanho da amostra:7779
Referências:MICS: Encuesta Nacional de Niños, Niñas y Mujeres en México 2015 - Encuesta de Indicadores Múltiples por Conglomerados 2015, Resultados Principales, 2016
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2011-2012

Tamanho da amostra:10785103
Referências:Other: Encuesta nacional de salud y nutrición 2012. Resultados nacionales. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2012
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2005-2006

Tamanho da amostra:9400075
Referências:Other: Encuesta nacional de salud y nutrición 2006. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2006
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1998-1999

Tamanho da amostra:10125945
Referências:NNS: Encuesta nacional de nutricion 1999. Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica. Cuernavaca, Mexico, 2000
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1988

Tamanho da amostra:8268127
Referências:NNS: Encuesta nacional de nutricion 1988. Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica. Cuernavaca, Mexico, 1990
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD

Double burden of underweight & overweight

Adultos, 2022

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:20+
Referências: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.
Notas:Age Standardised estimates
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Combined prevalence of BMI<18.5 kg/m² and BMI>=30 kg/m² (double burden of underweight and obesity)

Crianças, 2022

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:5-19
Referências: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.
Notas:Age standardised estimates
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Combined prevalence of BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD (double burden of thinness and obesity)
Cutoffs:BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD

0-5 years, 2021-2021

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:0-5
Referências:UNICEF data available at https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/(last accessed 12.03.25)
Notas:Children under 5 falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age and falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population

Atividade física insuficiente

Adultos, 2022

Tipo de inquérito:Autorreportado
Idade:18+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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)-(-)
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):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.

Homens, 2022

Tipo de inquérito:Autorreportado
Idade:18+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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)-(-)
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):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.

Mulheres, 2022

Tipo de inquérito:Autorreportado
Idade:18+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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)-(-)
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):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.

Adultos, 2016

Referências: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

Homens, 2016

Referências: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

Mulheres, 2016

Referências: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

Crianças, 2016

Tipo de inquérito:Autorreportado
Idade:11-17
Referências:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Notas:% 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.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Rapazes, 2016

Tipo de inquérito:Autorreportado
Idade:11-17
Referências:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Notas:% 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.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Raparigas, 2016

Tipo de inquérito:Autorreportado
Idade:11-17
Referências:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Notas:% 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.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Estimated per capita fruit intake

Adultos, 2017

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:25+
Referências:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Estimated per-capita fruit intake (g/day)

Estimativa de ingestão de carne processada per capita

Adultos, 2017

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:25+
Referências:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Estimated per-capita processed meat intake (g per day)

Estimated per capita whole grains intake

Adultos, 2017

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:25+
Referências:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day)

Saúde mental - transtornos depressivos

Adultos, 2021

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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)
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years)

Homens, 2021

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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)
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years)

Mulheres, 2021

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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)
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years)

Adultos, 2015-2021

Referências: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.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):% of population with depression disorders

Adultos, 2015-2021

Referências: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.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):% of population with depression disorders

Homens, 2015-2021

Referências: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.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):% of population with depression disorders

Mulheres, 2015-2021

Referências: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.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):% of population with depression disorders

Crianças, 2021

Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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)
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age)

Rapazes, 2021

Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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)
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age)

Raparigas, 2021

Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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)
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age)

Saúde mental - transtornos de ansiedade

Adultos, 2021

Idade:20+
Referências: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).
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population

Homens, 2021

Idade:20+
Referências: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).
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population

Mulheres, 2021

Idade:20+
Referências: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).
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population

Adultos, 2015-2021

Referências: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.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):% of population with anxiety disorders

Adultos, 2015-2021

Referências: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.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):% of population with anxiety disorders

Homens, 2015-2021

Referências: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.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):% of population with anxiety disorders

Mulheres, 2015-2021

Referências: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.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):% of population with anxiety disorders

Crianças, 2021

Referências: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)

Rapazes, 2021

Referências: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)

Raparigas, 2021

Referências: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)

% de bebés entre os 0 e 5 meses exclusivamente amamentados

0-5 years, 1998-2023

Referências:Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición Continua, Mexico 2021
Notas: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

Adultos, 2022

Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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.

Cancro do esófago

Homens, 2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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]
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Indicence per 100,000

Mulheres, 2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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]
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Indicence per 100,000

Homens, 2020-2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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 10.01.2243
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Mulheres, 2020-2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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 10.01.2243
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Cancro da mama

Mulheres, 2022

Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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]
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Incidence per 100,000

Cancro colorretal

Homens, 2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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]
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Incidence per 100,000

Mulheres, 2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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]
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Incidence per 100,000

Homens, 2020-2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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 10.01.2243
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Mulheres, 2020-2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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 10.01.2243
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Cancro do pâncreas

Homens, 2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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]
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Incidence per 100,000

Mulheres, 2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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]
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Incidence per 100,000

Homens, 2020-2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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 10.01.2243
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Mulheres, 2020-2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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 10.01.2243
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Cancro da vesícula biliar

Homens, 2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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]
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Indicence per 100,000

Mulheres, 2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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]
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Indicence per 100,000

Homens, 2020-2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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 10.01.2243
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Mulheres, 2020-2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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 10.01.2243
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Cancro do rim

Homens, 2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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]
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Incidence per 100,000

Mulheres, 2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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]
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Incidence per 100,000

Homens, 2020-2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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 10.01.2243
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Mulheres, 2020-2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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 10.01.2243
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Cancro do útero

Mulheres, 2022

Idade:20+
Referências: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]
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Incidence per 100,000

Mulheres, 2020-2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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 10.01.2243
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Pressão arterial elevada

Adultos, 2015

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

Homens, 2015

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

Mulheres, 2015

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

Colesterol elevado

Adultos, 2008

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

Homens, 2008

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

Mulheres, 2008

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

Glicose no sangue elevada em jejum

Homens, 2014

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

Mulheres, 2014

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

Prevalência de diabetes

Adultos, 2024

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

Adultos, 2021

Idade:20-79
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation.  IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, %

Adultos, 2019

Idade:20-79
Referências:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).

Adultos, 2017

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

Ovarian Cancer

Mulheres, 2022

Idade:20+
Referências: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]
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Incidence per 100,000

Leukemia

Homens, 2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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]
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Incidence per 100,000
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Mulheres, 2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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]
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Incidence per 100,000
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Leukemia

Homens, 2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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]
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Incidence per 100,000
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Mulheres, 2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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]
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Incidence per 100,000
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Liver and intrahepatic bile duct Cancer

Homens, 2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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]
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Incidence per 100,000

Mulheres, 2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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]
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Incidence per 100,000

Multiple Myeloma

Homens, 2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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]
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Indicence per 100,000
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Mulheres, 2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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]
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Indicence per 100,000
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Non Hodgkin Lymphoma

Homens, 2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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]
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Incidence per 100,000
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Mulheres, 2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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]
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Incidence per 100,000
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Thyroid Cancer

Homens, 2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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]
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Incidence per 100,000

Mulheres, 2022

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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]
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Incidence per 100,000

Economic impact of overweight and obesity

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Policies, Interventions and Actions

Ban on sale of junk food/drinks to children in schools

Since March 2025, schools are banned from selling junk food and soft drinks to children. Schools must offer natural or minimally processed foods including seasonal fruits and vegetables and free drinking water. Foods should also be prepared using minimal sugar and oil. Guidelines for the nutritional composition of prepared foods in school have been published and training is to be provided for catering staff at schools. These measures are intended to counteract high levels of overweight and obesity and promote healthier eating habits in children.

Categories:Evidence of School Food Regulations
Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Categories (partial):Training
Taxation/Subsidies on Food or Beverages or law relating to public health
Year(s):2025 (ongoing)
Target age group:Crianças
Organisation:Government
Find out more:www.gob.mx
Linked document:Download linked document

Vive Saludable, Vive Feliz

In March 2025, the Mexican Government launched the national strategy 'Vive Saludable, Vive Feliz' or 'Living Healthy, Living Happy', an initiative to improve the health and wellbeing of children in schools. Along with a ban on the sale of junk food at school, guidelines and educational materials on physical activity and healthy eating have been published. Healthy eating and daily physical activity is to be promoted in schools, and regular health clinics measuring height and weight are to be conducted.

Categories:Evidence of Physical Activity Guidelines/Policy
Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Categories (partial):Evidence of School Food Regulations
Evidence of National Obesity Strategy/Policy or Action plan
Year(s):2025 (ongoing)
Target age group:Crianças
Organisation:Government
Find out more:www.vidasaludable.gob.mx
Linked document:Download linked document

General Law on Adequate and Sustainable Food (LGAAS)

In 2024, the Mexican Government approved the General Law on Adequate and Sustainable Food, establishing the human right to nutritious, sufficient, safe, and culturally appropriate food. It sets up mechanisms to ensure this right can be fully exercised, with plans to promote nutrition education in schools, ensure that food establishments offer healthy options, and strengthen the sustainable production of healthy food. (Full law linked below, in Spanish)

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2024 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adultos e crianças
Organisation:Government of Mexico
Find out more:www.fao.org
Linked document:Download linked document

Mexican Clinical Practice Guidelines for Adult Overweight and Obesity Management

Mexico’s first methodologically rigorous clinical practice guideline for the management of adult overweight and obesity. The target audiences are interdisciplinary healthcare professionals across healthcare systems who are the first point of contact for patients with obesity in Mexico, patients, and health system decision makers.

Categories:Evidence of Management/treatment guidelines
Year(s):2024 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adultos
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Chávez-Manzanera, E.A., Vera-Zertuche, J.M., Kaufer-Horwitz, M. et al. Mexican Clinical Practice Guidelines for Adult Overweight and Obesity Management. Curr Obes Rep (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13679-024-00585-w

Ban and mandatory limits on trans fatty acids

Mandatory national ban on PHO for edible oils and fats and non-alcoholic foods and beverages. There is also a a mandatory national limit (iTFA <2 g/100 g total fat) in all foods. The law also calls for reformulation to reduce/eliminate TFA and a front-of-pack labelling system that includes TFA.

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2023 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adultos e crianças
Organisation:Government
Find out more:dof.gob.mx
Linked document:Download linked document

Healthy and Sustainable Dietary Guidelines for the Mexican Population (2023)

These guidelines provide dietary recommendations for the Mexican population. These include exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of life, eating more fresh fruit and vegetables, daily consumption of beans, consuming less processed meat, and avoiding ultra-processed food among others. The guidelines also provide physical activity recommendations for all age groups.

Categories:Evidence of Physical Activity Guidelines/Policy
Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2023 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adultos e crianças
Organisation:Secretaria de Salud, Gobierno de Mexico
Find out more:www.gob.mx
Linked document:Download linked document
References:SSA, INSP, GISAMAC, UNICEF. 2023 Guías alimentarias saludables y sostenibles para la población mexicana 2023. México.

More Breastfeeding and Health for Life Initiative

"Más Lactancia y Salud para la Vida" is an initiative to promote, protect and support optimal breastfeeding practices in Mexico, launched in March 2023 by the National Institute of Public Health (INSP). Its main actions are to create more breastfeeding rooms in the community, and to promote academic events on breastfeeding.

Categories:Evidence of Breastfeeding promotion or related activity
Year(s):2023 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adultos e crianças
Organisation:Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública
Find out more:www.insp.mx

Specific Action Programme for the Prevention and Control of Cancer (2021-2024)

This specific action programme intends to reduce mortality from the main types of cancer in Mexico through strengthening preventive actions, organised screenings, early diagnosis, and a multidisciplinary approach.

Categories:Evidence of NCD strategy
Year(s):2021-2024
Target age group:Adultos
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Linked document:Download linked document

Mandatory national labelling guidelines for pre-packaged foods and non-alcoholic beverages

In 2020, the Mexican Health Commission approved an amendment to regulation NOM-051, which mandates clearer mandatory nutritional information, new front of pack labelling specifications and advertising restrictions on pre-packaged foods and non-alcoholic beverages. The new front-of-pack labelling requirements must be implemented from October 1, 2020. The labelling comprises of a warning stamp on products in ‘Excess’ of energy, sugars, saturated fat, trans fat and sodium.

Categories:Labelling Regulation/Guidelines
Year(s):2020 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adultos e crianças
Organisation:Government
Linked document:Download linked document

Oaxaca - Ban on sale of junk food/drinks to children

The Mexican state of Oaxaca has banned the sale of junk food and sugary drinks to children in an attempt to reduce high obesity and diabetes levels.

Categories:Taxation/Subsidies on Food or Beverages or law relating to public health
Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Non-national obesity strategies
Year(s):2020 (ongoing)
Target age group:Crianças
Organisation:Oaxaca State
Find out more:foodtank.com
References:Currently a web link to this bill 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

Specific Action Program - Cardiometabolic Diseases (2020-2024)

A specific action plan to prevent, control and reduce the most prevalent cardiometabolic diseases in the Mexican population (obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia).

Categories:Evidence of NCD strategy
Year(s):2020-2024
Target age group:Adultos
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Find out more:gifna.who.int
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Information provided with kind permission of WHO Global database on the Implementation of Food and Nutrition Action (GIFNA): https://gifna.who.int/

Diagnóstico y tratamiento del sobrepeso y obesidad exógena

Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of overweight and exogenous obesity. Guidelines covers adults and children

Categories:Evidence of Management/treatment guidelines
Year(s):2018 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adultos e crianças
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Diagnóstico y tratamiento del sobrepeso y obesidad exógena. Guía de Evidencias y Recomendaciones: Guía de Práctica Clínica. México, CENETEC; 2018 [fecha de consulta]. Disponible en: http://www.cenetec-difusion.com/CMGPC/GPC-IMSS-046-18/ER.pdf

Dietary and physical activity guidelines in the context of overweight and obesity in the Mexican population

Dietary and physical activity guidelines in the context of overweight and obesity in the Mexican population

Categories:Evidence of Physical Activity Guidelines/Policy
Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Evidence of Management/treatment guidelines
Year(s):2015 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adultos e crianças
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Linked document:Download linked document

Guidelines for the sale and distribution of food and beverages in the schools of the National Educational System

Guidelines for the sale and distribution of food and beverages in the schools of the National Educational System. These guidelines reportedly have poor compliance (Walls, 2019).

Categories:Evidence of School Food Regulations
Categories (partial):Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2014 (ongoing)
Target age group:Crianças
Organisation:Government
Find out more:www.dof.gob.mx
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Ministerial Order on the advertising of food and sweetened beverages

Resriction on the advertising of food and sweetened beverages, defined according to a nutrient profiling model. Restrictions apply to TV programmes classified as “A” within the times of 2.30am–7.30pm on weekdays and 7:00am–7.30pm on weekends. Advertising for this food is also restricted in films classified as “A”.

Categories:Evidence of Marketing Guidelines/Policy
Year(s):2014 (ongoing)
Target age group:Crianças
Organisation:Government
Linked document:Download linked document

National Strategy for Breastfeeding (2014-2018)

La Estrategia Nacional de Lactancia Materna (ENLM) aims to protect, promote and support breastfeeding until two years of age.

Categories:Evidence of Breastfeeding promotion or related activity
Year(s):2014-2018
Target age group:Adultos e crianças
Organisation:Government
Find out more:gifna.who.int
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Information provided with kind permission of WHO Global database on the Implementation of Food and Nutrition Action (GIFNA): https://gifna.who.int/

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) - Plan of Action for the Prevention of Obesity in Children and Adolescents

This 5-year action plan was signed by PAHO member countries, aiming to halt the rise in obesity among children and adolescents. It calls for a number of policies, including taxes on unhealthy food and drink, labelling and marketing regulation, health promotion, school nutrition improvement, and breastfeeding promotion.

Categories:Transnational Obesity Strategies/Policy/Recommendations or Action Plan
Year(s):2014-2019
Target age group:Crianças
Organisation:Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), WHO for the Americas
Find out more:iris.paho.org
Linked document:Download linked document
References:PAHO. Plan of Action for the Prevention of Obesity in Children and Adolescents. WHO; 2014.

Tax on sugary drinks, energy drinks and food with high caloric density

Since January 2014, all drinks with added sugar, (excluding milks or yoghurts) are subject to a tax of 1 peso per litre. This equates to a price rise of approximately 10%. Additionally, non-essential food items are subject to an 8% sales tax.

Categories:Taxation/Subsidies on Food or Beverages or law relating to public health
Year(s):2014 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adultos e crianças
Organisation:Government
Linked document:Download linked document

Estrategia Nacional para la Prevención y el Control del Sobrepeso, la Obesidad y la Diabetes

National strategy for the prevention and control of overweight, obesity and diabetes

Categories:Evidence of National Obesity Strategy/Policy or Action plan
Evidence of NCD strategy
Year(s):2013 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adultos e crianças
Organisation:Government
Linked document:Download linked document

Practice clinical guideline. Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of overweight and obesity

Practice clinical guideline. Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of overweight and obesity

Categories:Evidence of Management/treatment guidelines
Year(s):2013 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adultos e crianças
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Barrera-Cruz A, Ávila-Jiménez L, Cano-Pérez E, et al. Practice clinical guideline. Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of overweight and obesity. Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc. 2013;51(3):344-357.

Prevención y Control de la Obesidad y Riesgo Cardiovascular 2013-2018

Specific action pogramme - Prevention and control of Obesity and Cardiovascular disease risk factors 2013-2018.

Categories (partial):Evidence of National Obesity Strategy/Policy or Action plan
Year(s):2013-2018
Target age group:Adultos e crianças
Organisation:Government
Find out more:www.gob.mx
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Specific Action Program Food and Physical Activity 2013-2018

Specific Action Program Food and Physical Activity 2013-2018

Categories:Evidence of Physical Activity Guidelines/Policy
Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2013-2018
Target age group:Adultos e crianças
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Linked document:Download linked document
References:https://extranet.who.int/ncdccs/Data/MEX_B13_Programa_de_Accion%20_Especifico_Alimentacion_y_Actividad_Fisica_2013_2018.pdf

5 Steps for Your Health

5 Easy Steps is a program that promotes behaviour change, adopting healthy habits and promoting individuals to care for their health with only 5 actions: 1. Be active 2. Drink water 3. Eat vegetables and fruits 4. Measure yourself 5. Share

Categories:Evidence of Community Interventions/Campaign
Year(s):2010 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adultos e crianças
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Find out more:5pasos.mx

Mexican Marketing to Children Pledge

Voluntary marketing pledge to improve the food and beverage products marketed to children.

Categories:Industry/Government regulations - voluntary /pledges
Year(s):2010 (ongoing)
Target age group:Crianças
Linked document:Download linked document
References:https://ifballiance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Mexican_Marketing_to_Children_Pledge.pdf

National Council for the Prevention and Control of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases

Permanent coordination body for the prevention and control of chronic non-communicable diseases with the highest prevalence in the Mexican population and their risk factors.

Categories (partial):Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2010 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adultos e crianças
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Find out more:www.gob.mx

Workplace Wellness Council (WWC)

The Workplace Wellness Council (WWC) works with companies to reduce the amount of absenteeism caused by chronic illnesses linked to obesity.

Categories:Evidence of Community Interventions/Campaign
Year(s):2006 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adultos
Organisation:Mexico Business Council for Health and Welfare
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GNPR 2016-17 (q7) Breastfeeeding promotion and/or counselling

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

Categories:Evidence of Breastfeeding promotion or related activity
Target age group:Adultos
Organisation:Ministry of Health (information provided by the GINA progam)
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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/

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

Regulation and marketing

Are there fiscal policies on unhealthy products?Present
Tax on unhealthy foods?Present
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)?Present
Mandatory limit of trans fats in place (all settings)? Present
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?Present
Mandatory restriction on broadcast media?Present
Mandatory restriction on non-broadcast media?Absent
Voluntary policies/marketing restrictions on the promotion of unhealthy food/drinks to children?Present-(voluntary)
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?Absent
Evidence-based dietary guidelines and/or RDAs?Present
National target(s) on reducing obesity?Absent
Promotion of breastfeeding?Present

Monitoring and surveillance

Monitoring of the prevalence and incidence for the main obesity-related NCDs and risk factors?Present
Within 5 years?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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