Niger
- Overview
- Obesity prevalence
- Trends over time
- Contextual factors
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National obesity risk *7/10This is a composite ‘obesity risk’ score (out of 10, the highest risk) based on obesity prevalence, rate of increase, likelihood of meeting the 2025 target, treatment indicator and childhood stunting levels.Childhood obesity risk *3/11This is a ‘risk score’ for each country’s likelihood of having or acquiring a major childhood obesity problem during the 2020s, taking account of current prevalence levels and risk for future obesity (based on stunting among infants, maternal obesity, maternal smoking, and breastfeeding rates).
Obesity prevalence
Trends over time
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Obesity prevalence
Adults, 2021
Survey type: | Measured |
Age: | 18-69 |
Sample size: | 5323 |
Area covered: | National |
References: | Rapport de l’enquête nationale sur les facteurs de risque de maladies non transmissibles : STEPS Niger 2021. https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/ncds/ncd-surveillance/data-reporting/niger/rapport-de-l-enqu-te-nationale-sur-les-facteurs-final.pdf?sfvrsn=d2b0ce54_1&download=true (Accessed 19.07.23) |
Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². |
Women, 2012
Survey type: | Measured |
Age: | 15-49 |
Sample size: | 4170 |
Area covered: | National |
References: | Institut National de la Statistique - INS/Niger and ICF International. 2013. Enquête Démographique et de Santé et à Indicateurs Multiples du Niger 2012. Calverton, Maryland, USA: INS/Niger and ICF International. |
Notes: | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². |
Adults, 2007
Survey type: | Measured |
Age: | 15-64 |
Sample size: | 2420 |
Area covered: | National |
References: | STEPS NIger 2007 available at https://extranet.who.int/ncdsmicrodata/index.php/catalog/736/related-materials (last accessed 24.09.21) |
Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². |
Women, 2006
Survey type: | Measured |
Age: | 15-49 |
Sample size: | 3765 |
Area covered: | National |
References: | Institut National de la Statistique - INS/Niger and Macro International. 2007. Enquête Démographique et de Santé et à Indicateurs Multiples du Niger 2006. Calverton, Maryland, USA: INS/Niger and Macro International. |
Notes: | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². |
Women, 1992
Survey type: | Measured |
Age: | 15-49 |
Sample size: | 3292 |
References: | Martorell R, Khan LK, Hughes ML, Grummer Strawn LM. Obesity in women from developing countries. EJCN (2000) 54;247-252 |
Notes: | The data from this paper was sourced from the Demographic Health Survey Programme https://dhsprogram.com/ Central Statistical Office and Macro International. Calverton, Maryland, USA |
Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². |
Girls, 2012
Survey type: | Measured |
Age: | 15-19 |
Sample size: | 648 |
References: | Benedict, Rukundo K., Allison Schmale, and Sorrel Namaste. 2018. Adolescent Nutrition 2000-2017: DHS Data on Adolescents Age 15-19. DHS Comparative Report No. 47. Rockville, Maryland, USA: ICF. Institut National de la Statistique - INS/Niger and ICF International. 2013. Enquête Démographique et de Santé et à Indicateurs Multiples du Niger 2012. Calverton, Maryland, USA: INS/Niger and ICF International. |
Notes: | Small sample size |
Definitions: | BMI for age: between +1 SD and +2 SD is overweight and greater than +2 SD is obesity |
Cutoffs: | WHO 2007 |
% Adults living with obesity, 1992-2012
Survey type: | Measured |
References: | 1992: Martorell R, Khan LK, Hughes ML, Grummer Strawn LM. Obesity in women from developing countries. EJCN (2000) 54;247-252 2006: Institut National de la Statistique - INS/Niger and Macro International. 2007. Enquête Démographique et de Santé et à Indicateurs Multiples du Niger 2006. Calverton, Maryland, USA: INS/Niger and Macro International. 2012: Institut National de la Statistique - INS/Niger and ICF International. 2013. Enquête Démographique et de Santé et à Indicateurs Multiples du Niger 2012. Calverton, Maryland, USA: INS/Niger and ICF International. |
Notes: | Adults aged 15-49 |
Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Different methodologies may have been used to collect this data and so data from different surveys may not be strictly comparable. Please check with original data sources for methodologies used. |
% Adults living with obesity, 1992-2012
Survey type: | Measured |
References: | 1992: Martorell R, Khan LK, Hughes ML, Grummer Strawn LM. Obesity in women from developing countries. EJCN (2000) 54;247-252 2006: Institut National de la Statistique - INS/Niger and Macro International. 2007. Enquête Démographique et de Santé et à Indicateurs Multiples du Niger 2006. Calverton, Maryland, USA: INS/Niger and Macro International. 2012: Institut National de la Statistique - INS/Niger and ICF International. 2013. Enquête Démographique et de Santé et à Indicateurs Multiples du Niger 2012. Calverton, Maryland, USA: INS/Niger and ICF International. |
Notes: | Adults aged 15-49 |
Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Different methodologies may have been used to collect this data and so data from different surveys may not be strictly comparable. Please check with original data sources for methodologies used. |