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Risco de obesidade nacional *6,5/10This 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.Risco de obesidade infantil *7/11This 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).
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Discriminação da população

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Condutores

Atividade insuficiente

Consumo de refrigerantes

Consumo de fruta

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Comorbidades

Pressão arterial elevada

Colesterol elevado

Glicose no sangue elevada em jejum

Prevalência de diabetes

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Estratégia Nacional de Obesidade

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Impostos/Subsídios sobre alimentos ou bebidas

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Contextual factors

Prevalência de obesidade

Adultos, 2023

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:18-74
Tamanho da amostra:1,205
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Seychelles National Survey of Noncommunicable Diseases 2023 (Seychelles Heart Study V): Procedures and Key Findings. Public Health Authority, Ministry of Health, Republic of Seychelles. https://www.health.gov.sc/wp-content/uploads/Report-final30apr24.pdf [Accessed 28.08.25]
Notas:Combined prevalence of overweight/obesity rounded to no decimal points
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².
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Adultos, 2013-2014

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:25-64
Tamanho da amostra:1240
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:National Survey of Noncommunicable Diseases in Seychelles 2013-2014 (Seychelles Heart Study IV) available at https://serval.unil.ch/resource/serval:BIB_1233D41F200A.P001/REF.pdf (available at 20.10.20)
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².
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Adultos, 2004

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:25-64
Tamanho da amostra:1255
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Bovet P, Chiolero A, Shamlaye C and Paccaud F. (2008). Prevalence of overweight in the Seychelles:15 year trends and association with socio-economic status. Obesity Reviews, 9: 511 - 517
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².
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Adultos, 1994

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:25-64
Tamanho da amostra:1059
Referências:Conen D, Wietlisbach V, Bovet P, Shamlaye C, Riesen W, Paccaud F, Burnier Michel. Prevalence of hyperuricemia and relation of serum uric acid with cardiovascular risk factors in a developing country. BMC Public Health 2004;4:9
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².
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Adultos, 1989

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:25-64
Tamanho da amostra:1081
Referências:P. Bovet, A. Chiolero, C. Shamlaye and F. Paccaud. Secular trends in overweight in Seychelles. Obesity Reviews 2008;9:511-517
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².
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Crianças, 2019

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:9-16
Tamanho da amostra:Approx 5000
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Mangroo G, Marie G, Bovet P. School Screening Programme: Update of the prevalence of overweight and obesity between 1998 and 2019. Data published in the National Health Strategic Plan 2022-2026 http://www.health.gov.sc/wp-content/uploads/National-Health-Strategic-Plan-2022-2026-Full-Version.pdf
Notas:Please note: Original paper not found, methodology found in earlier publications and methodology assumed to be the same though not confirmed.
Cutoffs:IOTF
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Crianças, 2016

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:5-16
Tamanho da amostra:3738
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Aly R, Viswanathan B, Mangroo G, Gedeon J, Bovet P. Trends in obesity, overweight, and thinness in children in the seychelles between 1998 and 2016.Obesity (Silver Spring). 2018 Feb 5. doi: 10.1002/oby.22112. [Epub ahead of print]
Notas:Data available between 1998-2016 IOTF International Cut off applied
Cutoffs:IOTF
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Crianças, 2015

Tipo de inquérito:Autorreportado
Idade:13-17
Tamanho da amostra:2540
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Global School-based Student Health Survey Fact Sheet, https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/gshs/gshs_fs_seychelles_2015.pdf (last accessed 24.11.20)
Cutoffs:WHO
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Crianças, 2014

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:5-16
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Mangroo G, Viswanathan B, Marie G, Bovet P (2017). Overweight, obesity and walking time among children and adolescents: findings from the School Screening Program in 2016 and comparison with findings since 1998. Public Health Authority, Ministry of Health, Seychelles
Cutoffs:IOTF
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Crianças, 2012

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:5-16
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Mangroo G, Viswanathan B, Marie G, Bovet P (2017). Overweight, obesity and walking time among children and adolescents: findings from the School Screening Program in 2016 and comparison with findings since 1998. Public Health Authority, Ministry of Health, Seychelles
Cutoffs:IOTF
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Crianças, 2007

Tipo de inquérito:Autorreportado
Idade:13-15
Tamanho da amostra:1432
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Global School-based Student Health Survey https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/gshs/Seychelles_2007_GSHS_Fact_Sheet.pdf?ua=1 (last accessed 24.11.20)
Cutoffs:WHO
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Crianças, 2006

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:5-16
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Mangroo G, Viswanathan B, Marie G, Bovet P (2017). Overweight, obesity and walking time among children and adolescents: findings from the School Screening Program in 2016 and comparison with findings since 1998. Public Health Authority, Ministry of Health, Seychelles
Cutoffs:IOTF
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Crianças, 2004-2006

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:9-15
Tamanho da amostra:8462
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Bovet P, Chiolero A, Madeleine G, Paccaud F. Prevalence of overweight and underweight in public and private schools in the Seychelles. IJPO 2010;5:274-278
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. The survey looks specifically at schools and therefore the total sample may not be truly representative, though currently the best available.
Cutoffs:IOTF
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Crianças, 2004

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:5-16
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Mangroo G, Viswanathan B, Marie G, Bovet P (2017). Overweight, obesity and walking time among children and adolescents: findings from the School Screening Program in 2016 and comparison with findings since 1998. Public Health Authority, Ministry of Health, Seychelles
Cutoffs:IOTF
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Crianças, 2002

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:5-16
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Mangroo G, Viswanathan B, Marie G, Bovet P (2017). Overweight, obesity and walking time among children and adolescents: findings from the School Screening Program in 2016 and comparison with findings since 1998. Public Health Authority, Ministry of Health, Seychelles
Cutoffs:IOTF
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Crianças, 2000

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:5-16
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Mangroo G, Viswanathan B, Marie G, Bovet P (2017). Overweight, obesity and walking time among children and adolescents: findings from the School Screening Program in 2016 and comparison with findings since 1998. Public Health Authority, Ministry of Health, Seychelles
Cutoffs:IOTF
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Crianças, 1999

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:17
Tamanho da amostra:5514
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Steller N, Bover P, Shamlaye H, Zemel BS, Stallings VA, Paccaud F. Prevalence and risk factors for overweight and obesity in children from Seychelles, a country in rapid transition: the importance of early growth. International Journal of Obesity. 2002;26:214-219
Cutoffs:IOTF
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Crianças, 1998

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:5-16
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Mangroo G, Viswanathan B, Marie G, Bovet P (2017). Overweight, obesity and walking time among children and adolescents: findings from the School Screening Program in 2016 and comparison with findings since 1998. Public Health Authority, Ministry of Health, Seychelles
Cutoffs:IOTF
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0-5 years, 2012

Idade:0-5
Tamanho da amostra:5008
Referências:Other: The nutritional status and associated risk factors of 0-5 year old children in Seychelles. 7706 Med Health Project (thesis). Queensland, Australia: Griffith University, 2014.
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD
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0-5 years, 1987-1988

Idade:0-5
Tamanho da amostra:836
Referências:Other: Nutritional status of Seychellois children (unpublished data). Victoria, Seychelles, 1989
Notas:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):=>+2SD
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Excesso de peso/obesidade por idade

Adultos, 2023

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Tamanho da amostra:1,205
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Seychelles National Survey of Noncommunicable Diseases 2023 (Seychelles Heart Study V): Procedures and Key Findings. Public Health Authority, Ministry of Health, Republic of Seychelles. https://www.health.gov.sc/wp-content/uploads/Report-final30apr24.pdf [Accessed 28.08.25]
Notas:Rounded
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².
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Crianças, 1999

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Tamanho da amostra:5514
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Steller N, Bover P, Shamlaye H, Zemel BS, Stallings VA, Paccaud F. Prevalence and risk factors for overweight and obesity in children from Seychelles, a country in rapid transition: the importance of early growth. International Journal of Obesity. 2002;26:214-219
Cutoffs:IOTF
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Excesso de peso/obesidade por grupo socioeconómico

Homens, 2023

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:18-74
Tamanho da amostra:1,205
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Seychelles National Survey of Noncommunicable Diseases 2023 (Seychelles Heart Study V): Procedures and Key Findings. Public Health Authority, Ministry of Health, Republic of Seychelles. https://www.health.gov.sc/wp-content/uploads/Report-final30apr24.pdf [Accessed 28.08.25]
Notas:Rounded
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Job categories ‘Low’: labourer, casual worker, etc; ‘Intermediate’ (mid) other job categories; ‘High’: professional or fully trained non-manual
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².
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Mulheres, 2023

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:18-74
Tamanho da amostra:1,205
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Seychelles National Survey of Noncommunicable Diseases 2023 (Seychelles Heart Study V): Procedures and Key Findings. Public Health Authority, Ministry of Health, Republic of Seychelles. https://www.health.gov.sc/wp-content/uploads/Report-final30apr24.pdf [Accessed 28.08.25]
Notas:Rounded
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Job categories ‘Low’: labourer, casual worker, etc; ‘Intermediate’ (mid) other job categories; ‘High’: professional or fully trained non-manual
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².
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Double burden of underweight & overweight

Adultos, 2022

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:20+
Referências:NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults. Lancet 2024; published online Feb 29. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02750-2.
Notas:Age Standardised estimates
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Combined prevalence of BMI<18.5 kg/m² and BMI>=30 kg/m² (double burden of underweight and obesity)
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Crianças, 2022

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:5-19
Referências:NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults. Lancet 2024; published online Feb 29. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02750-2.
Notas:Age standardised estimates
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Combined prevalence of BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD (double burden of thinness and obesity)
Cutoffs:BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD
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0-5 years, 2012

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:0-5
Referências: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:The nutritional status and associated risk factors of 0-5 year old children in Seychelles. 7706 Med Health Project (thesis). Queensland, Australia: Griffith University, 2014.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):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
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Atividade física insuficiente

Adultos, 2016

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

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

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

Tipo de inquérito:Autorreportado
Idade:11-17
Referências:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Notas:% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)
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Rapazes, 2016

Tipo de inquérito:Autorreportado
Idade:11-17
Referências:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Notas:% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)
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Raparigas, 2016

Tipo de inquérito:Autorreportado
Idade:11-17
Referências:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Notas:% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)
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Crianças, 2010

Idade:11-17
Referências:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Notas:% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)
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Rapazes, 2010

Idade:11-17
Referências:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Notas:% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)
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Raparigas, 2010

Idade:11-17
Referências:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Notas:% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)
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Frequência média diária de consumo de refrigerantes

Crianças, 2009-2015

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:12-17
Referências: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
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Estimated per capita fruit intake

Adultos, 2017

Idade:25+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Estimated per capita fruit intake (g/day)
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Prevalência inferior ao consumo diário de fruta

Crianças, 2015

Tipo de inquérito:Autorreportado
Idade:12-17
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Prevalence of less-than-daily fruit consumption (% less-than-daily fruit consumption)
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Prevalência inferior ao consumo diário de vegetais

Crianças, 2015

Tipo de inquérito:Autorreportado
Idade:12-17
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Prevalence of less-than-daily vegetable consumption (% less-than-daily vegetable consumption)
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Frequência semanal média de consumo de comida rápida

Crianças, 2009-2015

Idade:12-17
Referências: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
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Estimated per capita processed meat intake

Adultos, 2017

Idade:25+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Estimated per capita processed meat intake (g per day)
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Estimated per capita whole grains intake

Adultos, 2017

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

Adultos, 2021

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years)
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Homens, 2021

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years)
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Mulheres, 2021

Idade:20+
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years)
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Adultos, 2015

Referências:Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):% of population with depression disorders
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Crianças, 2021

Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age)
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Rapazes, 2021

Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age)
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Raparigas, 2021

Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age)
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Saúde mental - transtornos de ansiedade

Adultos, 2021

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

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

Idade:20+
Referências:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25).
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population
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Adultos, 2015

Referências:Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):% of population with anxiety disorders
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Crianças, 2021

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

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

Referências:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
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Percent of population who cannot afford a healthy diet

Adultos, 2024

Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet (CoAHD). https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/CAHD. Licence: CC-BY-4.0. [Last Accessed 15.10.25]
Notas:The percent of the population whose food budget is below the cost of a healthy diet.
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Adultos, 2022

Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:The Food Systems Dashboard. The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), The Columbia Climate School, and Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 2024. Geneva, Switzerland. https://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org. DOI: https://doi.org/10.36072/db.
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Pressão arterial elevada

Adultos, 2015

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

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

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

Adultos, 2008

Referências:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).
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Homens, 2008

Referências:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).
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Mulheres, 2008

Referências:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).
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Glicose no sangue elevada em jejum

Homens, 2014

Referências:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication).
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Mulheres, 2014

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

Adultos, 2024

Referências:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 11th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2025. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
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Adultos, 2021

Idade:20-79
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation.  IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, %
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Adultos, 2019

Idade:20-79
Referências:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).
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Adultos, 2017

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

SADC Strategy and Implementation Plan on the Prevention of Overweight and Obesity

This document lays out SADC’s strategic intent to support Member States in the prevention of overweight and obesity. Objectives include being able to: • Engage and secure commitment from SADC Member States for the successful implementation of the strategy. • Strengthen policy and regulatory frameworks to foster an enabling environment for the prevention and control of obesity. • Enhance the capacity and knowledge of leaders, decision-makers, and institutions to actively promote interventions for and investment in obesity prevention. • Develop and implement effective roadmaps across all SADC Member States for the prevention and control obesity. • Establish and maintain an efficient regional surveillance system to facilitate evidence-based decision making.

Categories:Transnational Obesity Strategies/Policy/Recommendations or Action Plan
Year(s):2024-2030
Target age group:Adultos e crianças
Organisation:Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Linked document:Download linked document
References:SADC Strategy on the Prevention of Overweight and Obesity and Implementation Plan 2024-2030, Gaborone, Botswana, 2024

National Health Strategic Plan 2022-2026

This National Health Strategic Plan aims to Declare obesity as a public health emergency and introduce population-based and multi-level approaches to gain participation from multiple actors Develop national framework to prevent and manage obesity

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Categories (partial):Evidence of National Obesity Strategy/Policy or Action plan
Year(s):2022-2026
Find out more:www.health.gov.sc

Food Based Dietary Guideline

Preface: The new Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDGs) for Seychelles translate the most up-to-date scientific evidence into layman/everyday terms for the target population. It takes into account Seychellois culture and specifies the recommended dietary intake across the life course. It seeks to promote greater awareness and knowledge that encourage healthy food choices as part of a healthier lifestyle and as a means of reducing the risk of diet-related diseases.

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2020 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adultos e crianças
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Find out more:www.health.gov.sc
References:SEYCHELLES Food-Based DietAry GUIDELINES: 2020. Minisry of Health, FAO

Food Act (Labelling of Pre-Packaged Foods) Regulations, 2019

Mandatory national labelling guidelines for pre-packaged food approved by the Minister Of Family Affairs and adopted from March 2019. (Available only in English language)

Categories:Labelling Regulation/Guidelines
Year(s):2019 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adultos e crianças
Organisation:Minister Of Family Affairs
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/node/41882 (last accessed 03.08.22) 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/

Tax on beverages

Since 1st April 2019, an excise tax applies to drinks with a sugar content exceeding 5 grams per 100ml, including flavoured milk.

Categories:Taxation/Subsidies on Food or Beverages or law relating to public health
Year(s):2019 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adultos e crianças
Organisation:Seychelles Revenue Commission
Find out more:src.gov.sc
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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:Adultos e crianças
Organisation:World Health Organisation
References:Noncommunicable diseases country profiles 2018. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

Seychelles Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases, 2016-2025

Categories:Evidence of NCD strategy
Year(s):2016-2025
Target age group:Adultos e crianças
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Find out more:www.health.gov.sc

Seychelles Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases 2016-2025

This Noncommunicable diseases strategy refers to four main noncommunicable diseases (cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and obstructive pulmonary disease), which account for more than 65% of all deaths in Seychelles, and to four main underlying risk behaviours (tobacco use, unhealthy nutrition,physical inactivity and harmful us of alcohol)

Categories:Evidence of NCD strategy
Year(s):2016-2025
Target age group:Adultos e crianças
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Find out more:www.health.gov.sc
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Sports Strategic Plan 2014 2018

Comprehensive Physical Activity strategy/plan. (Available only in English language)

Categories:Evidence of Physical Activity Guidelines/Policy
Year(s):2014-2018
Target age group:Adultos e crianças
Linked document:Download linked document

National Food and Nutrition Security Policy (NFNSP)

Comprehensive Nutrition strategy (including overweight/obesity). (Available only in English language)

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2013 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adultos e crianças
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/node/38227 (last accessed 05.08.22) 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/

The Seychelles Dietary Guidelines

The Seychelles dietary guidelines were developed by the Nutrition Unit of the Ministry of Health. They have been endorsed by the Government of Seychelles. (Available only in English language)

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2006 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adultos e crianças
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Linked document:Download linked document
References:https://www.fao.org/nutrition/education/food-dietary-guidelines/regions/countries/seychelles/en/

GNPR 2016-17 (q7) Breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling

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

Categories:Evidence of Breastfeeding promotion or related activity
Target age group:Adultos
Organisation:Ministry of Health (information provided by the GINA progam)
Find out more:extranet.who.int
References:Information provided with kind permission of WHO Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA): https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/en Please note the GINA website has been replaced by the GIFNA database and the GINA link will no longer work. You will find this document by searching this new database: https://gifna.who.int/

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

Regulation and marketing

Are there fiscal policies on unhealthy products?Present
Tax on unhealthy foods?Absent
Tax on unhealthy drinks?Present
Are there fiscal policies on healthy products?Absent
Subsidy on fruits?Absent
Subsidy on vegetables?Absent
Subsidy on other healthy products?Absent
Mandatory limit or ban of trans fat (all settings)?Incoming
Mandatory limit of trans fats in place (all settings)? Incoming
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?Present
National obesity strategy?Absent
National childhood obesity strategy?Absent
Comprehensive nutrition strategy?Present
Comprehensive physical activity strategy?Unknown
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?Absent

Governance and resource

Multi-sectoral national co-ordination mechanism for obesity or nutrition (including obesity)?Absent

Key

Present
Present (voluntary)
Incoming
Absent
Unknown

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