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  • Fedmeprævalens
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  • Politikker
  • Contextual factors
Indlæser data – vent venligst

Fedmeprævalens

Kvinder, 2023

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:15-49
Prøvens størrelse:660
Area covered:National
Referencer:Nauru Bureau of Statistics. 2024. Nauru Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2023, Survey Findings Report. Nauru: Nauru Bureau of Statistics.
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):Note small sample size. Prevalence by age, education and wealth reported in the full report.
Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m².

Voksne, 2004

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:15-64
Prøvens størrelse:2254
Area covered:National
Referencer:Keke K, Phongsavan P, Dan L, Bacigalupo M, Thoma R, Riley L, Waidubu G, Galea G, Pryor J, Raj S and Chey T. (2007). Nauru NCD risk factors STEPS report. WHO Infobase.
Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m².

Voksne, 1994

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:25-69
Prøvens størrelse:1344
Referencer:Drewnowski A, Popkin BM. The nutriiton transition; new trends in the global diet. Nutrition Reviews, 1997;55:31-43
Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m².

Voksne, 1982

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:20+
Prøvens størrelse:1347
Referencer:Hodge A, Dowse GK, Collins VR, Zimmet PZ. Mortality in Micronesian Nauruans and Melanesian and Indian Fijians is not associated with Obesity. American Journal of Epidmeiology 1996;143:442-55
Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m².

Børn, 2011

Undersøgelsestype:Selvrapporteret
Alder:13-15
Prøvens størrelse:578
Area covered:National
Referencer:Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS), available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/gshs/Nauru_GSHS_FS_2011.pdf?ua=1 (last accessed 14.12.20)
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):NB. Small sample size
Cutoffs:WHO

0-5 years, 2023

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:0-5
Prøvens størrelse:304
Area covered:National
Referencer:Nauru Bureau of Statistics. 2024. Nauru Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2023, Survey Findings Report. Nauru: Nauru Bureau of Statistics.
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):Small sample size
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Cutoffs:Weight for height

0-5 years, 2007

Alder:0-5
Prøvens størrelse:267
Referencer:DHS-Style: Nauru 2007 demographic and health survey. Demographic and Health Surveys. Auckland, New Zealand: NBS, SPC and Macro, 2009
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Overvægt/fedme efter alder

Kvinder, 2023

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Prøvens størrelse:660
Area covered:National
Referencer:Nauru Bureau of Statistics. 2024. Nauru Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2023, Survey Findings Report. Nauru: Nauru Bureau of Statistics.
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):Note small sample size.
Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m².

Voksne, 2005

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Prøvens størrelse:2254
Area covered:National
Referencer:Keke K, Phongsavan P, Dan L, Bacigalupo M, Thoma R, Riley L, Waidubu G, Galea G, Pryor J, Raj S and Chey T. (2007). Nauru NCD risk factors STEPS report. WHO Infobase.
Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m².

Overvægt/fedme efter socioøkonomisk gruppe

Kvinder, 2023

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:15-49
Prøvens størrelse:660
Area covered:National
Referencer:Nauru Bureau of Statistics. 2024. Nauru Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2023, Survey Findings Report. Nauru: Nauru Bureau of Statistics.
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):Note small sample size.
Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m².

0-5 years, 2023

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Prøvens størrelse:304
Area covered:National
Referencer:Nauru Bureau of Statistics. 2024. Nauru Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2023, Survey Findings Report. Nauru: Nauru Bureau of Statistics.
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):Small sample size
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Cutoffs:Weight for height

0-5 years, 2007

Prøvens størrelse:267
Referencer:DHS-Style: Nauru 2007 demographic and health survey. Demographic and Health Surveys. Auckland, New Zealand: NBS, SPC and Macro, 2009
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):=>+2SD

Double burden of underweight & overweight

Voksne, 2022

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:20+
Referencer: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.
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):Age Standardised estimates
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Combined prevalence of BMI<18.5 kg/m² and BMI>=30 kg/m² (double burden of underweight and obesity)

Børn, 2022

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:5-19
Referencer: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.
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):Age standardised estimates
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Combined prevalence of BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD (double burden of thinness and obesity)
Cutoffs:BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD

Utilstrækkelig fysisk aktivitet

Voksne, 2016

Referencer:Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7

Mænd, 2016

Referencer:Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7

Kvinder, 2016

Referencer:Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7

Børn, 2016

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

Drenge, 2016

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

Piger, 2016

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

Børn, 2010

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

Drenge, 2010

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

Piger, 2010

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

Forekomst af indtag af frugt mindre end dagligt

Børn, 2010-2015

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:12-17
Referencer:Global School-based Student Health Surveys. Beal et al (2019). Global Patterns of Adolescent Fruit, Vegetable, Carbonated Soft Drink, and Fast-food consumption: A meta-analysis of global school-based student health surveys. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/0379572119848287. Sourced from Food Systems Dashboard http://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org/food-system
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Prevalence of less-than-daily fruit consumption (% less-than-daily fruit consumption)

Forekomst af indtag af grøntsager mindre end dagligt

Børn, 2010-2015

Undersøgelsestype:Målt
Alder:12-17
Referencer:Beal et al. (2019). Global Patterns of Adolescent Fruit, Vegetable, Carbonated Soft Drink, and Fast-food consumption: A meta-analysis of global school-based student health surveys. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/0379572119848287 sourced from Food Systems Dashboard http://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org/food-system
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Prevalence of less-than-daily vegetable consumption (% less-than-daily vegetable consumption)

Psykisk sundhed – depressionslidelser

Voksne, 2021

Alder:20+
Area covered:National
Referencer: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)
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years)

Mænd, 2021

Alder:20+
Area covered:National
Referencer: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)
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years)

Kvinder, 2021

Alder:20+
Area covered:National
Referencer: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)
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years)

Børn, 2021

Area covered:National
Referencer: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)
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age)

Drenge, 2021

Area covered:National
Referencer: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)
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age)

Piger, 2021

Area covered:National
Referencer: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)
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age)

Psykisk sundhed – angstlidelser

Voksne, 2021

Alder:20+
Referencer: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).
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population

Mænd, 2021

Alder:20+
Referencer: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).
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population

Kvinder, 2021

Alder:20+
Referencer: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).
Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk):Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population

Børn, 2021

Referencer: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)

Drenge, 2021

Referencer: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)

Piger, 2021

Referencer: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)

% spædbørn, som udelukkende er ammet 0-5 måneder

0-5 years, 2007-2023

Referencer:Nauru 2007 demographic and health survey. Demographic and Health Surveys. Auckland, New Zealand: NBS, SPC and Macro, 2009
Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk):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.

Forhøjet blodtryk

Voksne, 2015

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

Mænd, 2015

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

Kvinder, 2015

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

Forhøjet kolesterol

Voksne, 2008

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

Mænd, 2008

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

Kvinder, 2008

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

Forhøjet fasteblodsukkerniveau

Mænd, 2014

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

Kvinder, 2014

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

Diabetesprævalens

Voksne, 2024

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

Voksne, 2021

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

Voksne, 2019

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

Voksne, 2017

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

Policies, Interventions and Actions

Prevention of Non Communicable Disease NCDS: NAURU STRATEGY ACTION PLAN

To reduce the preventable burden, avoidable morbidity, mortality, risk factors and costs due to Non-communicable diseases and promote the well-being of the Nauruan population by providing evidence based NCD prevention and control interventions in order to ensure optimal health throughout the life course for sustainable socioeconomic development.

Categories:Evidence of NCD strategy
Categories (partial):Evidence of National Obesity Strategy/Policy or Action plan
Year(s):2018-2020
Target age group:Voksne og børn
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Information provided with kind permission of WHO Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA): https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/en 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/

NCD Country Profiles 2018 (Obesity Targets)

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

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

National Health Strategic Plan 2016-2020

Includes section to support the prevention of childhood obesity in schools

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Categories (partial):Evidence of National Obesity Strategy/Policy or Action plan
Year(s):2016-2020
Target age group:Børn
Organisation:Ministry of Health & Medical Services
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Information provided with kind permission of WHO Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA): https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/en 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/

Action Plan to Reduce the Double Burden of Malnutrition in the Western Pacific Region (2015–2020)

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

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

Standard Treatment Guidelines

Categories:Evidence of Management/treatment guidelines
Year(s):2014 (ongoing)
Target age group:Voksne og børn
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Linked document:Download linked document
References:https://extranet.who.int/ncdccs/documents/Db

No actions could be found for the above criteria.

Contextual factors

Disclaimer: These contextual factors should be interpreted with care. Results are updated as regularly as possible and use very specific criteria. The criteria used and full definitions are available for download at the bottom of this page.

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Labelling

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

Regulation and marketing

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

Political will and support

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

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)?Absent

Key

Present
Present (voluntary)
Incoming
Absent
Unknown

Last updated September 13, 2022

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