Arabia Saudí
High income
- Vista general
- Prevalencia de obesidad
- Tendencias a lo largo del tiempo
- Desgloses de población
- Conductores
- Comorbilidades
- Impacto económico
- Políticas (solo disponible en inglés)
- Contextual factors
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Desgloses de población
Conductores
Comorbilidades
Cáncer de esófago
Cáncer de mama
Cáncer colorrectal
Cáncer de páncreas
Cáncer de la vesícula biliar
Cáncer de riñón
Cáncer de útero
Tensión arterial elevada
Colesterol elevado
Glucemia en ayunas elevada
Prevalencia de la diabetes
Ovarian Cancer
Leukemia
Liver & bile duct cancer
Mulitple Myeloma
Non Hodgkin Lymphoma
Thyroid Cancer
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Impacto económico
Políticas (solo disponible en inglés)
Estrategia nacional de obesidad
Estrategia de salud o nutricional
Marketing
Actividad física
Impuestos/subsidios de alimentación o bebida
Intervenciones de la comunidad
Estrategias transnacionales ante la obesidad
Etiquetas
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Revisiones de efectividad en la salud
Pautas de gestión o tratamiento
School Food Regulations/Guidelines
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Contextual factors
Prevalencia de obesidad
Adultos, 2024
| Tipo de encuesta: | Autodeclarado |
| Edad: | 15+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 73544 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | General Authority for Statistics. Health Determinants Statistics Publication 2024. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Riyadh. Available at: https://www.stats.gov.sa/documents/20117/2435259/Health+Determinants+Statistics+Publication+2024+EN.pdf [Accessed 19.06.25] |
| Notas: | Data from the National Health Survey, collected through computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI) |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2019
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 18+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 7890 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 2019 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia World Health Survey. https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/Ministry/Statistics/Population-Health-Indicators/Documents/World-Health-Survey-Saudi-Arabia.pdf (Accessed 16.11.2021) |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2013
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 10735 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Saudi Health Interview Survey (SHIS) |
| Notas: | NB. Combined adult data estimated. These estimates were calculated by weighting male and female survey results. Weighting based on World Bank Population % total female 2019 (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL.FE.ZS - accessed 08.10.20)' |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2005
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 25-64 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 3571 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Al-Hamdan, NA; Kutbi, A; Choudhry AJ; Nooh R; Shoukri M; Mujib, SA.WHO Stepwise approach to NCD Surveillance Country-Specific Standard Report Saudi Arabia (2005) Ministry of Health Saudia Arabia in colaboration with WHO, EMRO |
| Notas: | Data for 15-24yrs also available |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 1995-2000
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 30+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 17223 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Mansour Al-Nozha, et al. (2005). Obesity in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Medical Journal, 26:824 - 829. WHO Infobase. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 1989-1994
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 18+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 6253 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Osman AK, Al-Nozha MM. Risk factors of coronary artery disease in different regions of Saudi Arabia. Eastern Mediterranean health Journal;6:465-474 |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Niños, 2024
| Tipo de encuesta: | Autodeclarado |
| Edad: | 2-14 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 79723 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | General Authority for Statistics. Health Determinants Statistics Publication 2024. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Riyadh. Available at: https://www.stats.gov.sa/documents/20117/2435259/Health+Determinants+Statistics+Publication+2024+EN.pdf [Accessed 19.06.25] |
| Notas: | Data from the Woman and Child Health Survey 2024, collected through computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI). Sample size includes adult women not shown in this data. |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
Niños, 2020-2022
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 6-19 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1134317 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Alhamed, A., Al-Zeer, A., Alsaawi, F., Alshaikh, A., Alzaher, A., Alkattan, A., Alrasheed, N., Sagor, K., Alsalem, E., Ibrahim, M. and Alfaleh, A., 2023. The shifting patterns of childhood obesity: Insights from national school screening data. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, p.101862. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Growth Charts for Saudi Children and Adolescents. BMI data were plotted on Saudi’s sex-specific percentile charts and categorized into four groups: underweight (less than the 5th percentile), normal weight (5th percentile to less than 85th percentile), overweight (85th to less than 95th percentile), obese (95th percentile or greater), and severe obesity (120% of the 95th percentile or greater) |
| Cutoffs: | Other |
Niños, 2018-2019
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 6-14 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 444259 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Al Daajani, Manal M., Dina M. Al-Habib, Mona H. Ibrahim, Nora A. Al Shewear, Yahya M. Fagihi, Abrar A. Alzaher, Amjad F. Alfaleh, and Khaled I. Alabdulkareem 2021. "Prevalence of Health Problems Targeted by the National School-Based Screening Program among Primary School Students in Saudi Arabia, 2019" Healthcare 9, no. 10: 1310. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9101310 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | BMI data were plotted on Saudi’s sexâ€specific percentile charts and categorized into four groups: underweight (less than 5th percentile); normal weight (between 5th percentile and 85th percentile); overweight (between 85th and 95th percentile); and obesity (more than 95th percentile) |
| Cutoffs: | Other |
Niños, 2017-2019
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 6-13 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 2169 |
| Zona abarcada: | Riyadh and Jeddah |
| Referencias: | Al-Hazzaa, H.M. et al. (2022). Prevalence of overweight and obesity among saudi children: A comparison of two widely used international standards and the national growth references. Frontiers in Endocrinology, [online] 13. doi:https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2022.954755 |
| Notas: | WHO and KSA cut-off data also available in article |
| Cutoffs: | IOTF |
Niños, 2017-2018
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 10-19 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 220842 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ibrahim, M., Albwardi, S., Alzaher, A., Nahhas, M. and Alabdulkareem, K., 2021. School-Based Body Mass Index Survey: A national study of Obesity Prevalence among School Students in Saudi Arabia, 2018: Obesity Prevalence among School Students in Saudi Arabia, 2018. Journal of Health Informatics in Developing Countries, 15(2). |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | BMI data were plotted on Saudi’s sexâ€specific percentile charts. |
| Cutoffs: | Other |
Niños, 2015
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 6-16 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 7930 |
| Zona abarcada: | Regional |
| Referencias: | Al-Hussaini A, Bashir MS, Khormi M, et al. Overweight and obesity among Saudi children and adolescents: Where do we stand today?. Saudi J Gastroenterol. 2019;25(4):229–235. doi:10.4103/sjg.SJG_617_18 |
| Notas: | Region: Riyadh City (urban), WHO 2007 Cut Off |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
Niños, 2013-2014
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15-18 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 968 |
| Zona abarcada: | Subnational (Dammam) |
| Referencias: | Musaiger A.O et al. 2016. Prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents in eight Arab countries: comparison between two international standards (ARABEAT-2). Nutr Hosp. 33(5). pp. 1062-1065. |
| Notas: | IOTF cut-offs used NOTE: 2016 data available, sample size (1109). Al-Ghamdi et al. 2018. Prevalence of overweight and obesity based on the body mass index; a cross-sectional study in Alkharj, Saudi Arabia. Lipids in Health and Disease. 17 (134). Doi: 10.1186/s12944-018-0778-5. |
| Cutoffs: | IOTF |
Niños, 2005
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 13-17 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 19317 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | El Mouzan MI, Foster PJ, Al Herbish AS et al. Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Saudi children and adolescents. Ann Saudi Med. 2010 May-Jun; 30(3): 203–208. |
| Notas: | WHO 2007 Cut OFF. Not IOTF Cut off. Comparison with CDC cut off also available |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
Niños, 1994-1998
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 5-17 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 12698 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Elhazmi Mohsen AF and Warsy AS. (2002). The prevalence of overweight and obesity in 1 - 18 years-old Saudi Children. Annuals Saudi Medicals, 22(5-6):303 - 307. |
| 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, 2020
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 2645 |
| Referencias: | Surveillance: Saudi Arabia Nutrition Surveillance 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. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2019
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 5181 |
| Referencias: | Surveillance: Saudi Arabia Nutrition Surveillance 2019 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2018
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 5954 |
| Referencias: | Surveillance: Saudi Arabia Health Monitoring System (2018 Extract) |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2017
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 6784 |
| Referencias: | Surveillance: Saudi Arabia Health Monitoring System (2017 Extract) |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2016
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 4797 |
| Referencias: | Surveillance: Saudi Arabia Nutrition Surveillance 2016 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2015
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 6890 |
| Referencias: | Surveillance: Saudi Arabia Nutrition Surveillance 2015 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2004-2005
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 15601 |
| Referencias: | Other: Growth charts for Saudi children and adolescents. Saudi Medical Journal 2007;28:1555-68 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 1994
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 23821 |
| Referencias: | Other: Comparison of the growth standards between Saudi and American children aged 0-5 years. Saudi Medical Journal 2003;24:598-602 [Erratum Saudi Medical Journal 2003;24:1032] |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
Obesity prevalence in Saudi Arabia adults, 1989-2019
Hombres
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Referencias: | 1989: Osman AK, Al-Nozha MM. Risk factors of coronary artery disease in different regions of Saudi Arabia. Eastern Mediterranean health Journal;6:465-474 2013: Saudi Health Interview Survey (SHIS) 2019: 2019 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia World Health Survey. https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/Ministry/Statistics/Population-Health-Indicators/Documents/World-Health-Survey-Saudi-Arabia.pdf (Accessed 16.11.2021) |
| Es posible que se hayan utilizado diferentes metodologías para recopilar estos datos y, por lo tanto, los resultados de las diferentes encuestas no siempre son estrictamente comparables. Consulte las fuentes de datos originales para informarse sobre las metodologías utilizadas. | |
Mujeres
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Referencias: | 1989: Osman AK, Al-Nozha MM. Risk factors of coronary artery disease in different regions of Saudi Arabia. Eastern Mediterranean health Journal;6:465-474 2013: Saudi Health Interview Survey (SHIS) 2019: 2019 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia World Health Survey. https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/Ministry/Statistics/Population-Health-Indicators/Documents/World-Health-Survey-Saudi-Arabia.pdf (Accessed 16.11.2021) |
| Es posible que se hayan utilizado diferentes metodologías para recopilar estos datos y, por lo tanto, los resultados de las diferentes encuestas no siempre son estrictamente comparables. Consulte las fuentes de datos originales para informarse sobre las metodologías utilizadas. | |
Sobrepeso/obesidad según nivel de estudios
Adultos, 2019
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 18+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 7890 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 2019 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia World Health Survey. https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/Ministry/Statistics/Population-Health-Indicators/Documents/World-Health-Survey-Saudi-Arabia.pdf (Accessed 16.11.2021) |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Niños, 2017-2019
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 6-13 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 2169 |
| Zona abarcada: | Riyadh and Jeddah |
| Referencias: | Al-Hazzaa, H.M. et al. (2022). Prevalence of overweight and obesity among saudi children: A comparison of two widely used international standards and the national growth references. Frontiers in Endocrinology, [online] 13. doi:https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2022.954755 |
| Notas: | WHO and KSA cut-offs also available in article |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Highest level of maternal education |
| Cutoffs: | IOTF |
Niños, 2006
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 6-16 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1243 |
| Zona abarcada: | Riyadh |
| Referencias: | Al Alwan İ, Al Fattani A, Longford N. The Effect of Parental Socioeconomic Class on Children’s Body Mass Indices. Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology. 2013;5(2):110-115. doi:10.4274/Jcrpe.898. |
| Notas: | Prevalence of overweight and obesity by Fathers Education Obesity and overweight were defined using the WHO 2007 growth standards. |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
Sobrepeso/obesidad por edad
Adultos, 2024
| Tipo de encuesta: | Autodeclarado |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 73,544 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | General Authority for Statistics. Health Determinants Statistics 2024. Available at: https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/statistics-tabs/-/categories/123842?tab=436312&category=123842 [Accessed 16.10.25] |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2019
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 7890 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 2019 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia World Health Survey. https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/Ministry/Statistics/Population-Health-Indicators/Documents/World-Health-Survey-Saudi-Arabia.pdf (Accessed 16.11.2021) |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2013
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 10735 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Saudi Health Interview Survey (SHIS) 2013. Ministry of Health. http://www.healthdata.org/sites/default/files/files/Projects/KSA/Saudi-Health-Interview-Survey-Results.pdf (last accessed 2 August 2016) |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Niños, 2024
| Tipo de encuesta: | Autodeclarado |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 79723 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | General Authority for Statistics. Health Determinants Statistics 2024. Available at: https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/statistics-tabs/-/categories/123842?tab=436312&category=123842 [Accessed 19.06.25] |
| Notas: | Data from the Woman and Child Health Survey 2024. Sample size includes adult women not shown in this data. |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
Niños, 2016-2021
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 337,316 |
| Zona abarcada: | Subnacional |
| Referencias: | AlEnazi, S. et al. (2023). Prevalence of Obesity among Children and Adolescents in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, [online] 11(1), pp.19–25. doi:https://doi.org/10.4103/sjmms.sjmms_417_22 |
| Notas: | The sample included children and adolescents who visited any healthcare facility within the National Guard Health System (5 hospitals and 24 primary care centers) across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between 2016 and 2021. The five hospitals were in Riyadh, the Eastern Province (Dammam and Al Ahsa), Jeddah, and Madinah; there were no hospital or primary care centers in the Northern region. Children and adolescents with outlier anthropometric measurements, such as height >190 cm and weight <3 kg or >190 kg, were excluded. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Growth Charts for Saudi Children and Adolescents. BMI data were plotted on Saudi sex- and age-specific growth charts and categorized into four groups: underweight (<5th percentile), normal weight (5th to <85th percentile), overweight (≥85th to <95th percentile), and obese (≥95th). |
| Cutoffs: | Other |
Niños, 2006
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 7056 |
| Zona abarcada: | Eastern Province |
| Referencias: | Al-Dossary SS, Sarkis PE, Hassan A, Ezz El Regal M, Fouda AE. Obesity in Saudi children: a dangerous reality. East Mediterr Health J. 2010 Sep;16(9):1003-8. |
| Notas: | This study used the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2000 growth charts to define BMI. The children were classified into 3 weight categories: normal weight (BMI < 85th percentile for age and sex), overweight(BMI between 85th–95th percentiles) and obese (BMI > 95th percentile). |
| Cutoffs: | CDC |
Sobrepeso/obesidad por región
Adultos, 2019
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 18+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 7890 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 2019 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia World Health Survey. https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/Ministry/Statistics/Population-Health-Indicators/Documents/World-Health-Survey-Saudi-Arabia.pdf (Accessed 16.11.2021) |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Niños, 2020-2022
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 6-19 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1134317 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Alhamed, A., Al-Zeer, A., Alsaawi, F., Alshaikh, A., Alzaher, A., Alkattan, A., Alrasheed, N., Sagor, K., Alsalem, E., Ibrahim, M. and Alfaleh, A., 2023. The shifting patterns of childhood obesity: Insights from national school screening data. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, p.101862. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Growth Charts for Saudi Children and Adolescents. BMI data were plotted on Saudi’s sex-specific percentile charts and categorized into four groups: underweight (less than the 5th percentile), normal weight (5th percentile to less than 85th percentile), overweight (85th to less than 95th percentile), obese (95th percentile or greater), and severe obesity (120% of the 95th percentile or greater) |
| Cutoffs: | Other |
Chicos, 2009-2010
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 14-19 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 2,908 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Al-Hazzaa, Abahussain, Al-Sobayel, Qahwaji, Alsulaiman, and Musaiger. 2014. Prevalence of Overweight, Obesity, and Abdominal Obesity among Urban Saudi Adolescents: Gender and Regional Variations. J Health Popul Nutr. 32(4). pp. 634-645. |
| Notas: | IOTF cut-offs used. |
| Cutoffs: | IOTF |
Chicas, 2009-2010
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 14-19 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 2,908 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Al-Hazzaa, Abahussain, Al-Sobayel, Qahwaji, Alsulaiman, and Musaiger. 2014. Prevalence of Overweight, Obesity, and Abdominal Obesity among Urban Saudi Adolescents: Gender and Regional Variations. J Health Popul Nutr. 32(4). pp. 634-645. |
| Notas: | IOTF cut-offs used. |
| Cutoffs: | IOTF |
Sobrepeso/obesidad por nivel socioeconómico
Adultos, 2019
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 18+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 7890 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 2019 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia World Health Survey. https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/Ministry/Statistics/Population-Health-Indicators/Documents/World-Health-Survey-Saudi-Arabia.pdf (Accessed 16.11.2021) |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Niños, 2017-2019
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 6-13 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 2169 |
| Zona abarcada: | Riyadh and Jeddah |
| Referencias: | Al-Hazzaa, H.M. et al. (2022). Prevalence of overweight and obesity among saudi children: A comparison of two widely used international standards and the national growth references. Frontiers in Endocrinology, [online] 13. doi:https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2022.954755 |
| Notas: | WHO and KSA cut-off data also available in article |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Annual family income in Saudi Riyal (SR) |
| Cutoffs: | IOTF |
Niños, 2006
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 6-16 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1243 |
| Zona abarcada: | Riyadh |
| Referencias: | Al Alwan İ, Al Fattani A, Longford N. The Effect of Parental Socioeconomic Class on Children’s Body Mass Indices. Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology. 2013;5(2):110-115. doi:10.4274/Jcrpe.898. |
| Notas: | Prevalence of overweight and obesity by Income (Saudi Riyal/Month). Obesity and overweight were defined using the WHO 2007 growth standards. |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
Sobrepeso/obesidad por etnia
Ethnic groups are as defined by publication of origin and are not as defined by WOF. In some instances ethnicity is conflated with nationality and/or race.
Adultos, 2024
| Tipo de encuesta: | Autodeclarado |
| Edad: | 15+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 73544 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | General Authority for Statistics. Health Determinants Statistics 2024. Available at: https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/statistics-tabs/-/categories/123842?tab=436312&category=123842 [Accessed 19.06.25] |
| Notas: | Data from National Health Survey 2024 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Nationality: Saudi or Non-Saudi |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Hombres, 2024
| Tipo de encuesta: | Autodeclarado |
| Edad: | 15+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 73544 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | General Authority for Statistics. Health Determinants Statistics 2024. Available at: https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/statistics-tabs/-/categories/123842?tab=436312&category=123842 [Accessed 19.06.25] |
| Notas: | Data from National Health Survey 2024 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Nationality: Saudi or Non-Saudi |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Mujeres, 2024
| Tipo de encuesta: | Autodeclarado |
| Edad: | 15+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 73544 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | General Authority for Statistics. Health Determinants Statistics 2024. Available at: https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/statistics-tabs/-/categories/123842?tab=436312&category=123842 [Accessed 19.06.25] |
| Notas: | Data from National Health Survey 2024 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Nationality: Saudi or Non-Saudi |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Niños, 2024
| Tipo de encuesta: | Autodeclarado |
| Edad: | 2-14 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 79723 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 'Body Mass Index (BMI) among children (2 - 14 years) by sex and nationality ' in General Authority for Statistics, Health Determinants Statistics 2024. Available at: https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/statistics-tabs/-/categories/123842?tab=436312&category=123842 [Accessed 19.06.25] |
| Notas: | Data from the Woman and Child Health Survey 2024. Sample size includes adult women not shown in this data. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Nationality: Saudi or Non-Saudi |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
Chicos, 2024
| Tipo de encuesta: | Autodeclarado |
| Edad: | 2-14 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 79723 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 'Body Mass Index (BMI) among children (2 - 14 years) by sex and nationality ' in General Authority for Statistics, Health Determinants Statistics 2024. Available at: https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/statistics-tabs/-/categories/123842?tab=436312&category=123842 [Accessed 19.06.25] |
| Notas: | Data from the Woman and Child Health Survey 2024. Sample size includes adult women not shown in this data. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Nationality: Saudi or Non-Saudi |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
Chicas, 2024
| Tipo de encuesta: | Autodeclarado |
| Edad: | 2-14 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 79723 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 'Body Mass Index (BMI) among children (2 - 14 years) by sex and nationality ' in General Authority for Statistics, Health Determinants Statistics 2024. Available at: https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/statistics-tabs/-/categories/123842?tab=436312&category=123842 [Accessed 19.06.25] |
| Notas: | Data from the Woman and Child Health Survey 2024. Sample size includes adult women not shown in this data. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Nationality: Saudi or Non-Saudi |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
Double burden of underweight & overweight
Adultos, 2022
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Referencias: | 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 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined prevalence of BMI<18.5 kg/m² and BMI>=30 kg/m² (double burden of underweight and obesity) |
Niños, 2022
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 5-19 |
| Referencias: | 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 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined prevalence of BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD (double burden of thinness and obesity) |
| Cutoffs: | BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD |
0-5 years, 2020
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Notas: | Saudi Arabia Nutrition Surveillance 2020 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 2019
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Notas: | Saudi Arabia Nutrition Surveillance 2019 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 2018
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Notas: | Saudi Arabia Health Monitoring System (2018 Extract) |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 2017
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Notas: | Saudi Arabia Health Monitoring System (2017 Extract) |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
Actividad física insuficiente
Adultos, 2022
| Tipo de encuesta: | Autodeclarado |
| Edad: | 18+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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)-(-) |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | 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. |
Hombres, 2022
| Tipo de encuesta: | Autodeclarado |
| Edad: | 18+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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)-(-) |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | 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. |
Mujeres, 2022
| Tipo de encuesta: | Autodeclarado |
| Edad: | 18+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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)-(-) |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | 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
| Referencias: | 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 |
Hombres, 2016
| Referencias: | 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 |
Mujeres, 2016
| Referencias: | 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 |
Estimated per capita fruit intake
Adultos, 2017
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 25+ |
| Referencias: | Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/ |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Estimated per-capita fruit intake (g/day) |
Ingesta estimada de carne procesada per cápita
Adultos, 2017
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 25+ |
| Referencias: | Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/ |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Estimated per-capita processed meat intake (g per day) |
Estimated per capita whole grains intake
Adultos, 2017
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 25+ |
| Referencias: | Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/ |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day) |
Salud mental: trastornos de depresión
Adultos, 2021
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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) |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years) |
Hombres, 2021
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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) |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years) |
Mujeres, 2021
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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) |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years) |
Adultos, 2015
| Referencias: | 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. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | % of population with depression disorders |
Niños, 2021
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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) |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age) |
Chicos, 2021
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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) |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age) |
Chicas, 2021
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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) |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age) |
Salud mental: trastornos de ansiedad
Adultos, 2021
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Referencias: | 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). |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population |
Hombres, 2021
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Referencias: | 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). |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population |
Mujeres, 2021
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Referencias: | 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). |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population |
Adultos, 2015
| Referencias: | 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. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | % of population with anxiety disorders |
Niños, 2021
| Referencias: | 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) |
Chicos, 2021
| Referencias: | 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) |
Chicas, 2021
| Referencias: | 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) |
Cáncer de esófago
Hombres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Indicence per 100,000 |
Mujeres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Indicence per 100,000 |
Hombres, 2020
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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 10.01.2307 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Mujeres, 2020
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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 10.01.2307 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Cáncer de mama
Mujeres, 2022
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Cáncer colorrectal
Hombres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Mujeres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Hombres, 2020
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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 10.01.2307 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Mujeres, 2020
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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 10.01.2307 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Cáncer de páncreas
Hombres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Mujeres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Hombres, 2020
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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 10.01.2307 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Mujeres, 2020
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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 10.01.2307 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Cáncer de la vesícula biliar
Hombres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Indicence per 100,000 |
Mujeres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Indicence per 100,000 |
Hombres, 2020
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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 10.01.2307 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Mujeres, 2020
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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 10.01.2307 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Cáncer de riñón
Hombres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Mujeres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Hombres, 2020
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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 10.01.2307 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Mujeres, 2020
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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 10.01.2307 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Cáncer de útero
Mujeres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Referencias: | 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] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Mujeres, 2020
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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 10.01.2307 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Tensión arterial elevada
Adultos, 2015
| Referencias: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90). |
Hombres, 2015
| Referencias: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90). |
Mujeres, 2015
| Referencias: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90). |
Colesterol elevado
Adultos, 2008
| Referencias: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate). |
Hombres, 2008
| Referencias: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate). |
Mujeres, 2008
| Referencias: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate). |
Glucemia en ayunas elevada
Hombres, 2014
| Referencias: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication). |
Mujeres, 2014
| Referencias: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication). |
Prevalencia de la diabetes
Adultos, 2024
| Referencias: | Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 11th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2025. http://www.diabetesatlas.org |
Adultos, 2021
| Edad: | 20-79 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, % |
Adultos, 2019
| Edad: | 20-79 |
| Referencias: | Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%). |
Adultos, 2017
| Referencias: | Reproduced with kind permission of IDF, International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 8th edition. Brussels, Belgium: International Diabetes Federation, 2017. http://www.diabetesatlas.org |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%). |
Ovarian Cancer
Mujeres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Referencias: | 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] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Leukemia
Hombres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Mujeres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Liver and intrahepatic bile duct Cancer
Hombres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Mujeres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Multiple Myeloma
Hombres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Indicence per 100,000 |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Mujeres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Indicence per 100,000 |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Non Hodgkin Lymphoma
Hombres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Mujeres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Thyroid Cancer
Hombres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Mujeres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | 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] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Economic impact of overweight and obesity
Policies, Interventions and Actions
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? | Present |
| Warning label? | Absent |
Regulation and marketing
| Are there fiscal policies on unhealthy products? | Present |
| Tax on unhealthy foods? | Absent |
| Tax on unhealthy drinks? | Present |
| Are there fiscal policies on healthy products? | Absent |
| Subsidy on fruits? | Absent |
| Subsidy on vegetables? | Absent |
| Subsidy on other healthy products? | Absent |
| Mandatory limit or ban of trans fat (all settings)? | Present |
| Mandatory limit of trans fats in place (all settings)? | Present |
| Ban on trans-fats or phos in place (all settings)? | Present |
| 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? | Present-(voluntary) |
| Are there mandatory standards for food in schools? | Present |
| Are there any mandatory nutrient limits in any manufactured food products? | Present |
| 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? | Absent |
| Comprehensive nutrition strategy? | Present |
| Comprehensive physical activity strategy? | Present |
| Evidence-based dietary guidelines and/or RDAs? | Present |
| National target(s) on reducing obesity? | Present |
| Promotion of breastfeeding? | Present |
Monitoring and surveillance
| Monitoring of the prevalence and incidence for the main obesity-related NCDs and risk factors? | Present |
| Within 5 years? | Present |
Governance and resource
| Multi-sectoral national co-ordination mechanism for obesity or nutrition (including obesity)? | Absent |
Key
Last updated June 20, 2025
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