Sydkorea
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Befolkningsfordeling
Chauffører
Komorbiditet
Økonomisk indvirkning
Politikker
Contextual factors
Fedmeprævalens
Voksne, 2023
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Korean Society for the Study of Obesity. 2025 Obesity Fact Sheet. https://general.kosso.or.kr/html/user/core/view/reaction/main/kosso/inc/data/2025_Obesity_Fact_sheet_web_eng.pdf [Accessed 29.09.25] |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The missing 3% are Koreans in the lowest income bracket. Standardised by age and sex based on the 2010 population and housing census |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Obesity was defined as a BMI of 25 kg/m² or higher, according to the Asia-Pacific criteria of the WHO. |
| Cutoffs: | WHO Asia-Pacific |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2023
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Korean Society for the Study of Obesity. 2025 Obesity Fact Sheet. https://general.kosso.or.kr/html/user/core/view/reaction/main/kosso/inc/data/2025_Obesity_Fact_sheet_web_eng.pdf [Accessed 29.09.25] |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The missing 3% are Koreans in the lowest income bracket. Standardised by age and sex based on the 2010 population and housing census |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Overweight and obesity using WHO standard cutoffs (BMI ≥25 kg/m²) shown to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2022
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 2024 Obesity Fact Sheet. https://general.kosso.or.kr/html/user/core/view/reaction/main/kosso/inc/data/2024_Obesity_Fact_sheet_web_eng.pdf (Accessed 28.08.25) |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The missing 3% are Koreans in the lowest income bracket. NB Not age or sex standardised. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | WHO standard cutoffs shown to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2022
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 2024 Obesity Fact Sheet. https://general.kosso.or.kr/html/user/core/view/reaction/main/kosso/inc/data/2024_Obesity_Fact_sheet_web_eng.pdf (Accessed 24.01.25) |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The missing 3% are Koreans in the lowest income bracket. Age and sex standardised. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Obesity was defined as a BMI of 25 kg/m² or higher, according to the Asia-Pacific criteria of the WHO. |
| Cutoffs: | WHO Asia-Pacific |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2022
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 2024 Obesity Fact Sheet. https://general.kosso.or.kr/html/user/core/view/reaction/main/kosso/inc/data/2024_Obesity_Fact_sheet_web_eng.pdf (Accessed 28.08.25) |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity was standardized by age and sex based on the 2010 population and housing census. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | WHO standard cutoffs shown to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2021
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 16,941,423 |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Jeong, S.M., Jung, J.H., Yang, Y.S., Kim, W., Cho, I.Y., Lee, Y.B., Park, K.Y., Nam, G.E. and Han, K., 2024. 2023 Obesity Fact Sheet: Prevalence of Obesity and Abdominal Obesity in Adults, Adolescents, and Children in Korea from 2012 to 2021. Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome, 33(1), p.27. |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The missing 3% are Koreans in the lowest income bracket. The prevalence of obesity was standardised by age and sex based on the 2010 population and housing census. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Kvinder, 2020
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 19-64 |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 2288 |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Chae H. Prevalence of pre-obesity and above and its associated factors in adult women: an analysis of the 2020 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Womens Health Nurs. 2024 Jun;30(2):117-127. doi: 10.4069/whn.2024.05.21.1. Epub 2024 Jun 28. PMID: 38987916; PMCID: PMC11237362. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Kvinder, 2020
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 19-64 |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 2288 |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Chae H. Prevalence of pre-obesity and above and its associated factors in adult women: an analysis of the 2020 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Womens Health Nurs. 2024 Jun;30(2):117-127. doi: 10.4069/whn.2024.05.21.1. Epub 2024 Jun 28. PMID: 38987916; PMCID: PMC11237362. |
| Cutoffs: | WHO Asia |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2020
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Jeong, S.M., Jung, J.H., Yang, Y.S., Kim, W., Cho, I.Y., Lee, Y.B., Park, K.Y., Nam, G.E. and Han, K., 2024. 2023 Obesity Fact Sheet: Prevalence of Obesity and Abdominal Obesity in Adults, Adolescents, and Children in Korea from 2012 to 2021. Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome, 33(1), p.27. |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The missing 3% are Koreans in the lowest income bracket. The prevalence of obesity was standardised by age and sex based on the 2010 population and housing census. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2019
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Yang YS, Han B, Han K, Jung J, Son JW, TTOTOFSOTKSFTSOO. Obesity Fact Sheet in Korea, 2021: Trends in Obesity Prevalence and Obesity-Related Comorbidity Incidence Stratified by Age from 2009 to 2019. JOMES 2022;31:169-177. https://doi.org/10.7570/jomes22024 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity was standardized by age and sex based on the 2010 population and housing census. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2018
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Nam, Ga Eun, et al. “Obesity Fact Sheet in Korea, 2019: Prevalence of Obesity and Abdominal Obesity from 2009 to 2018 and Social Factors.” Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome, vol. 29, no. 2, 30 June 2020, pp. 124–132, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7338491/, 10.7570/jomes20058. Accessed 12 Oct. 2021. |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2017
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 19+ |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 6126 |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Lee J, Sa J. Regional disparities in healthy eating and nutritional status in South Korea: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017. Nutr Res Pract. 2020 Dec;14(6):679-690. doi: 10.4162/nrp.2020.14.6.679. Epub 2020 Oct 7. PMID: 33282128; PMCID: PMC7683206. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | WHO Asian cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 23kg/m² |
| Cutoffs: | WHO Asia |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2017
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Yang YS, Han B, Han K, Jung J, Son JW, TTOTOFSOTKSFTSOO. Obesity Fact Sheet in Korea, 2021: Trends in Obesity Prevalence and Obesity-Related Comorbidity Incidence Stratified by Age from 2009 to 2019. JOMES 2022;31:169-177. https://doi.org/10.7570/jomes22024 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity was standardized by age and sex based on the 2010 population and housing census. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2016
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Korean Society for the Study of Obesity. 2025 Obesity Fact Sheet. https://general.kosso.or.kr/html/user/core/view/reaction/main/kosso/inc/data/2025_Obesity_Fact_sheet_web_eng.pdf [Accessed 29.09.25] |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity was standardized by age and sex based on the 2010 population and housing census. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2015
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Yang YS, Han B, Han K, Jung J, Son JW, TTOTOFSOTKSFTSOO. Obesity Fact Sheet in Korea, 2021: Trends in Obesity Prevalence and Obesity-Related Comorbidity Incidence Stratified by Age from 2009 to 2019. JOMES 2022;31:169-177. https://doi.org/10.7570/jomes22024 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity was standardized by age and sex based on the 2010 population and housing census. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2014
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Korean Society for the Study of Obesity. 2025 Obesity Fact Sheet. https://general.kosso.or.kr/html/user/core/view/reaction/main/kosso/inc/data/2025_Obesity_Fact_sheet_web_eng.pdf [Accessed 29.09.25] |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The missing 3% are Koreans in the lowest income bracket. Standardised by age and sex based on the 2010 population and housing census |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | WHO standard cutoffs shown to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2013-2014
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 25-64 |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 3315 |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Kim YJ, Lee JS, Park J, et al. 'Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in five major risk factors for cardiovascular disease in the Korean population: a cross-sectional study using data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001–2014' BMJ Open 2017;7:e014070. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014070 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2013-2015
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 19-65 |
| Referencer: | Jae Yong Lee, Yi-Ryoung Lee, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, Jun-Pyo Myong, Mo-Yeol Kang,Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Occupation Based on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey From 1998 to 2015, Safety and Health at Work Vol 11 (1);2020:97-102 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2013
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Yang YS, Han B, Han K, Jung J, Son JW, TTOTOFSOTKSFTSOO. Obesity Fact Sheet in Korea, 2021: Trends in Obesity Prevalence and Obesity-Related Comorbidity Incidence Stratified by Age from 2009 to 2019. JOMES 2022;31:169-177. https://doi.org/10.7570/jomes22024 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity was standardized by age and sex based on the 2010 population and housing census. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2011
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Yang YS, Han B, Han K, Jung J, Son JW, TTOTOFSOTKSFTSOO. Obesity Fact Sheet in Korea, 2021: Trends in Obesity Prevalence and Obesity-Related Comorbidity Incidence Stratified by Age from 2009 to 2019. JOMES 2022;31:169-177. https://doi.org/10.7570/jomes22024 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity was standardized by age and sex based on the 2010 population and housing census. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2010-2012
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 19-65 |
| Referencer: | Jae Yong Lee, Yi-Ryoung Lee, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, Jun-Pyo Myong, Mo-Yeol Kang,Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Occupation Based on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey From 1998 to 2015, Safety and Health at Work Vol 11 (1);2020:97-102 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2009
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Yang YS, Han B, Han K, Jung J, Son JW, TTOTOFSOTKSFTSOO. Obesity Fact Sheet in Korea, 2021: Trends in Obesity Prevalence and Obesity-Related Comorbidity Incidence Stratified by Age from 2009 to 2019. JOMES 2022;31:169-177. https://doi.org/10.7570/jomes22024 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity was standardized by age and sex based on the 2010 population and housing census. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2007-2009
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 17126 |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Kang HT, Shim JY, Lee HR et al. Trends in Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Korean Adults, 1998-2009: The Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. J Epidemilogy 2014;24(2):109-116 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | WHO Asia-Pacific BMI cutoffs: overweight (BMI between 23 kg/m² and 24.9 kg/m²), obese (BMI ≥25 kg/m²) |
| Cutoffs: | WHO Asia |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2005
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 19-65 |
| Referencer: | Jae Yong Lee, Yi-Ryoung Lee, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, Jun-Pyo Myong, Mo-Yeol Kang,Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Occupation Based on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey From 1998 to 2015, Safety and Health at Work Vol 11 (1);2020:97-102 |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2001
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 19-65 |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Jae Yong Lee, Yi-Ryoung Lee, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, Jun-Pyo Myong, Mo-Yeol Kang,Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Occupation Based on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey From 1998 to 2015, Safety and Health at Work Vol 11 (1);2020:97-102 |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 1998
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 15-79 |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 8816 |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Soon Paek H, Sook Yun Y, Yuul Park J, Seol Kim Y and Myung Choi J, (2003). Obesity, abdominal obesity, and clustering of cardiovascular risk factors in South Korea. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 12 (4): 411 - 418. |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 1998
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 19-65 |
| Referencer: | Jae Yong Lee, Yi-Ryoung Lee, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, Jun-Pyo Myong, Mo-Yeol Kang,Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Occupation Based on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey From 1998 to 2015, Safety and Health at Work Vol 11 (1);2020:97-102 |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Børn, 2023
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 6-18 |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Korean Society for the Study of Obesity. 2025 Obesity Fact Sheet. https://general.kosso.or.kr/html/user/core/view/reaction/main/kosso/inc/data/2025_Obesity_Fact_sheet_web_eng.pdf [Accessed 29.09.25] |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: Using sex and age-specific BMI percentiles based on the 2017 Korean growth chart for children and adolescents, with overweight defined as BMI between the 85th and 94th percentile and obesity defined as BMI above the 95th percentile |
| Cutoffs: | Other |
Børn, 2021
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 6-18 |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 884 |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Jeong, S.M., Jung, J.H., Yang, Y.S., Kim, W., Cho, I.Y., Lee, Y.B., Park, K.Y., Nam, G.E. and Han, K., 2024. 2023 Obesity Fact Sheet: Prevalence of Obesity and Abdominal Obesity in Adults, Adolescents, and Children in Korea from 2012 to 2021. Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome, 33(1), p.27. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Obesity was defined by corresponding sex- and age-specific BMI percentile of 95th or greater based on 2017 Korean National Growth Chart for Children and Adolescents. |
| Cutoffs: | Other |
Børn, 2017
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 6-18 |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 80,460 |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Kim JH, Moon JS. Secular Trends in Pediatric Overweight and Obesity in Korea. J Obes Metab Syndr. 2020;29(1):12-17. doi:10.7570/jomes20002 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | The NSHE data was analyzed using the 2007 growth charts, which defined overweight as BMI ≥85th percentile and <95th percentile for the corresponding sex and age, and obesity was defined as BMI ≥95th percentile for the corresponding sex and age or BMI ≥25 kg/m2 |
| Cutoffs: | Other |
Børn, 2017
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 2-18 |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 1441 |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Kim JH, Moon JS. Secular Trends in Pediatric Overweight and Obesity in Korea. J Obes Metab Syndr. 2020;29(1):12-17. doi:10.7570/jomes20002 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | BMI status was defined by sex- and age-specific percentiles: normal (BMI<85th percentile), overweight (85th percentile≤BMI<95th percentile), and obesity (BMI≥95th percentile). Height, weight, and BMI were converted to z scores by using the 2017 Korean National Growth Charts. |
| Cutoffs: | Other |
Børn, 2016-2017
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 10-18 |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 1256 |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Lee JH. Prevalence of hyperuricemia and its association with metabolic syndrome and cardiometabolic risk factors in Korean children and adolescents: analysis based on the 2016-2017 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Korean J Pediatr. 2019;62(8):317-323. doi:10.3345/kjp.2019.00444 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | BMI status was defined by sex- and age-specific percentiles: normal (BMI<85th percentile), overweight (85th percentile≤BMI<95th percentile), and obesity (BMI≥95th percentile). Height, weight, and BMI were converted to z scores by using the 2017 Korean National Growth Charts. |
| Cutoffs: | Other |
Børn, 2013-2016
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 10-17 |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 2685 |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Heo S, Kwon S, Lee YM, Shin JY, Lee DH. Comparison of Trends in Blood Pressure and the Prevalence of Obesity Among Korean and American Adolescents: A 12-Years Cross-sectional Study. J Prev Med Public Health. 2020;53(1):45–55. doi:10.3961/jpmph.19.198 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | NB. Combined child data estimated. These estimates were calculated by weighting male and female survey results. Weighting based on World Bank Population % total female (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL.FE.ZS - accessed 20.11.20) |
| Cutoffs: | Other |
Børn, 2010-2012
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 10-19 |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 5418 |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Bahk J, Khang YH. Trends in Measures of Childhood Obesity in Korea From 1998 to 2012. J Epidemiology Vol. 26 (2016) No. 4 P 199-207 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | IOTF cut off (other cut offs available) |
| Cutoffs: | IOTF |
Børn, 2003-2003
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 7-17 |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 1083 |
| Area covered: | Sub National |
| Referencer: | Matsushita Y, Yoshiike N, Kaneda F, Yoshita K and Takimoto H. (2004). Trends in childhood obesity in Lee K, Lee S, Kim SY, Kim SJ and Kim YJ. (2007). Percent body fat cutoff values for classifying overweight and obesity recommended by the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) in Korean children. Asia Pac Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 16(4): 649 - 655. |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | 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, 2019-2021
| Alder: | 0-5 |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 1414207 |
| Referencer: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2019-21 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2016-2018
| Alder: | 0-5 |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 1704906 |
| Referencer: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2016-2018 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2013-2015
| Alder: | 0-5 |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 1792817 |
| Referencer: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013-2015 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2010-2012
| Alder: | 0-5 |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 1789258 |
| Referencer: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2010-2012 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2007-2009
| Alder: | 0-5 |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 1776107 |
| Referencer: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2009 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2003
| Alder: | 0-5 |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 2040 |
| Referencer: | Other: Recent growth of children in the two Koreas: a meta-analysis. Economics and Human Biology 2009;7:109-12. |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | =>+2SD |
% Adults living with obesity in South Korea 1998-2014
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Referencer: | Jae Yong Lee, Yi-Ryoung Lee, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, Jun-Pyo Myong, Mo-Yeol Kang,Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Occupation Based on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey From 1998 to 2015, Safety and Health at Work Vol 11 (1);2020:97-102 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
| Forskellige metoder kan have været brugt til at indsamle disse data, og data fra forskellige undersøgelser er muligvis ikke helt sammenlignelige. Kontroller de originale datakilder for anvendte metoder | |
% Adults living with overweight or obesity (WHO standard cutoffs), 2009-2023
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Referencer: | 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019: Yang YS, Han B, Han K, Jung J, Son JW, TTOTOFSOTKSFTSOO. Obesity Fact Sheet in Korea, 2021: Trends in Obesity Prevalence and Obesity-Related Comorbidity Incidence Stratified by Age from 2009 to 2019. JOMES 2022;31:169-177. https://doi.org/10.7570/jomes22024 2014, 2016, 2023: Korean Society for the Study of Obesity. 2025 Obesity Fact Sheet. https://general.kosso.or.kr/html/user/core/view/reaction/main/kosso/inc/data/2025_Obesity_Fact_sheet_web_eng.pdf [Accessed 29.09.25] 2018: Nam, Ga Eun, et al. “Obesity Fact Sheet in Korea, 2019: Prevalence of Obesity and Abdominal Obesity from 2009 to 2018 and Social Factors.” Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome, vol. 29, no. 2, 30 June 2020, pp. 124–132, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7338491/, 10.7570/jomes20058. Accessed 12 Oct. 2021. 2020, 2021: Jeong, S.M., Jung, J.H., Yang, Y.S., Kim, W., Cho, I.Y., Lee, Y.B., Park, K.Y., Nam, G.E. and Han, K., 2024. 2023 Obesity Fact Sheet: Prevalence of Obesity and Abdominal Obesity in Adults, Adolescents, and Children in Korea from 2012 to 2021. Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome, 33(1), p.27. 2022: 2024 Obesity Fact Sheet. https://general.kosso.or.kr/html/user/core/view/reaction/main/kosso/inc/data/2024_Obesity_Fact_sheet_web_eng.pdf (Accessed 28.08.25) |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity was standardized by age and sex based on the 2010 population and housing census. Adults aged 20 and over. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Overweight and obesity using WHO standard cutoffs (BMI ≥25 kg/m²) shown to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Forskellige metoder kan have været brugt til at indsamle disse data, og data fra forskellige undersøgelser er muligvis ikke helt sammenlignelige. Kontroller de originale datakilder for anvendte metoder | |
% Adults living with overweight or obesity by socioeconomic group in South Korea 1998-2014
Kvinder
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Referencer: | Jae Yong Lee, Yi-Ryoung Lee, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, Jun-Pyo Myong, Mo-Yeol Kang,Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Occupation Based on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey From 1998 to 2015, Safety and Health at Work Vol 11 (1);2020:97-103 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
| Forskellige metoder kan have været brugt til at indsamle disse data, og data fra forskellige undersøgelser er muligvis ikke helt sammenlignelige. Kontroller de originale datakilder for anvendte metoder | |
Mænd
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Referencer: | Jae Yong Lee, Yi-Ryoung Lee, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, Jun-Pyo Myong, Mo-Yeol Kang,Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Occupation Based on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey From 1998 to 2015, Safety and Health at Work Vol 11 (1);2020:97-103 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
| Forskellige metoder kan have været brugt til at indsamle disse data, og data fra forskellige undersøgelser er muligvis ikke helt sammenlignelige. Kontroller de originale datakilder for anvendte metoder | |
Overvægt/fedme efter uddannelse
Voksne, 2018
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Nam, Ga Eun, et al. “Obesity Fact Sheet in Korea, 2019: Prevalence of Obesity and Abdominal Obesity from 2009 to 2018 and Social Factors.” Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome, vol. 29, no. 2, 30 June 2020, pp. 124–132, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7338491/, 10.7570/jomes20058. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database. |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Mænd, 2018
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Nam, Ga Eun, et al. “Obesity Fact Sheet in Korea, 2019: Prevalence of Obesity and Abdominal Obesity from 2009 to 2018 and Social Factors.” Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome, vol. 29, no. 2, 30 June 2020, pp. 124–132, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7338491/, 10.7570/jomes20058. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database. |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Kvinder, 2018
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Nam, Ga Eun, et al. “Obesity Fact Sheet in Korea, 2019: Prevalence of Obesity and Abdominal Obesity from 2009 to 2018 and Social Factors.” Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome, vol. 29, no. 2, 30 June 2020, pp. 124–132, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7338491/, 10.7570/jomes20058. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database. |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Overvægt/fedme efter alder
Voksne, 2023
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Korean Society for the Study of Obesity. 2025 Obesity Fact Sheet. https://general.kosso.or.kr/html/user/core/view/reaction/main/kosso/inc/data/2025_Obesity_Fact_sheet_web_eng.pdf [Accessed 29.09.25] |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The missing 3% are Koreans in the lowest income bracket. NB. Not age or sex standardised. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Overweight and obesity defined using WHO standard cutoffs to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2022
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 2024 Obesity Fact Sheet. https://general.kosso.or.kr/html/user/core/view/reaction/main/kosso/inc/data/2024_Obesity_Fact_sheet_web_eng.pdf (Accessed 24.01.25) |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The missing 3% are Koreans in the lowest income bracket. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2021
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Jeong, S.M., Jung, J.H., Yang, Y.S., Kim, W., Cho, I.Y., Lee, Y.B., Park, K.Y., Nam, G.E. and Han, K., 2024. 2023 Obesity Fact Sheet: Prevalence of Obesity and Abdominal Obesity in Adults, Adolescents, and Children in Korea from 2012 to 2021. Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome, 33(1), p.27. |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The missing 3% are Koreans in the lowest income bracket. The prevalence of obesity was standardised by age and sex based on the 2010 population and housing census. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2019
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Yang YS, Han B, Han K, Jung J, Son JW, TTOTOFSOTKSFTSOO. Obesity Fact Sheet in Korea, 2021: Trends in Obesity Prevalence and Obesity-Related Comorbidity Incidence Stratified by Age from 2009 to 2019. JOMES 2022;31:169-177. https://doi.org/10.7570/jomes22024 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity was standardized by age and sex based on the 2010 population and housing census. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2018
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Nam, Ga Eun, et al. “Obesity Fact Sheet in Korea, 2019: Prevalence of Obesity and Abdominal Obesity from 2009 to 2018 and Social Factors.” Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome, vol. 29, no. 2, 30 June 2020, pp. 124–132, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7338491/, 10.7570/jomes20058. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021. |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database. |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2011
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 6155 |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Kim et al. (2014). Prevalence, Awareness, and Management of Obesity in Korea: Data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1998–2011). Diabetes Metab J 2014;38:35-43. |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2009
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Yang YS, Han B, Han K, Jung J, Son JW, TTOTOFSOTKSFTSOO. Obesity Fact Sheet in Korea, 2021: Trends in Obesity Prevalence and Obesity-Related Comorbidity Incidence Stratified by Age from 2009 to 2019. JOMES 2022;31:169-177. https://doi.org/10.7570/jomes22024 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity was standardized by age and sex based on the 2010 population and housing census. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2007-2009
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 17126 |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Kang HT, Shim JY, Lee HR et al. Trends in Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Korean Adults, 1998-2009: The Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. J Epidemilogy 2014;24(2):109-116 |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Børn, 2023
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Korean Society for the Study of Obesity. 2025 Obesity Fact Sheet. https://general.kosso.or.kr/html/user/core/view/reaction/main/kosso/inc/data/2025_Obesity_Fact_sheet_web_eng.pdf [Accessed 29.09.25] |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: Using sex and age-specific BMI percentiles based on the 2017 Korean growth chart for children and adolescents, with overweight defined as BMI between the 85th and 94th percentile and obesity defined as BMI above the 95th percentile |
| Cutoffs: | Other |
Børn, 2023
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Korean Society for the Study of Obesity. 2025 Obesity Fact Sheet. https://general.kosso.or.kr/html/user/core/view/reaction/main/kosso/inc/data/2025_Obesity_Fact_sheet_web_eng.pdf [Accessed 29.09.25] |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: Using sex and age-specific BMI percentiles based on the 2017 Korean growth chart for children and adolescents, with overweight defined as BMI between the 85th and 94th percentile and obesity defined as BMI above the 95th percentile |
| Cutoffs: | Other |
Børn, 2017
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Kim, Jae Hyun, and Jin Soo Moon. “Secular Trends in Pediatric Overweight and Obesity in Korea.” Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome, vol. 29, no. 1, 30 Mar. 2020, pp. 12–17, 10.7570/jomes20002. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021. |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the National School Health Examination 2017 |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
Overvægt/fedme efter region
Voksne, 2017
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 19+ |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 6126 |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Lee J, Sa J. Regional disparities in healthy eating and nutritional status in South Korea: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017. Nutr Res Pract. 2020 Dec;14(6):679-690. doi: 10.4162/nrp.2020.14.6.679. Epub 2020 Oct 7. PMID: 33282128; PMCID: PMC7683206. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
0-5 years, 2019-2021
| Prøvens størrelse: | 1414207 |
| Referencer: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2019-21 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2016-2018
| Prøvens størrelse: | 1704906 |
| Referencer: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2016-2018 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2013-2015
| Prøvens størrelse: | 1792817 |
| Referencer: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013-2015 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2010-2012
| Prøvens størrelse: | 1789258 |
| Referencer: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2010-2012 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2007-2009
| Prøvens størrelse: | 1776107 |
| Referencer: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2009 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | =>+2SD |
Overvægt/fedme efter socioøkonomisk gruppe
Voksne, 2018
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Nam, Ga Eun, et al. “Obesity Fact Sheet in Korea, 2019: Prevalence of Obesity and Abdominal Obesity from 2009 to 2018 and Social Factors.” Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome, vol. 29, no. 2, 30 June 2020, pp. 124–132, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7338491/, 10.7570/jomes20058. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021. |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Mænd, 2018
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Nam, Ga Eun, et al. “Obesity Fact Sheet in Korea, 2019: Prevalence of Obesity and Abdominal Obesity from 2009 to 2018 and Social Factors.” Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome, vol. 29, no. 2, 30 June 2020, pp. 124–132, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7338491/, 10.7570/jomes20058. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021. |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Kvinder, 2018
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Nam, Ga Eun, et al. “Obesity Fact Sheet in Korea, 2019: Prevalence of Obesity and Abdominal Obesity from 2009 to 2018 and Social Factors.” Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome, vol. 29, no. 2, 30 June 2020, pp. 124–132, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7338491/, 10.7570/jomes20058. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021. |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Mænd, 2014
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 19-65 |
| Referencer: | Jae Yong Lee, Yi-Ryoung Lee, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, Jun-Pyo Myong, Mo-Yeol Kang,Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Occupation Based on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey From 1998 to 2015, Safety and Health at Work Vol 11 (1);2020:97-103 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Kvinder, 2014
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 19-65 |
| Referencer: | Jae Yong Lee, Yi-Ryoung Lee, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, Jun-Pyo Myong, Mo-Yeol Kang,Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Occupation Based on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey From 1998 to 2015, Safety and Health at Work Vol 11 (1);2020:97-103 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Mænd, 2013-2015
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 19-64 |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 7707 |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Lee JY, Lee YR, Kim RH, Myong JP, Kang MY. Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Occupation Based on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey From 1998 to 2015. Saf Health Work. 2020 Mar;11(1):97-102. doi: 10.1016/j.shaw.2019.08.003. Epub 2019 Sep 3. |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Kvinder, 2013-2015
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 19-64 |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 7707 |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Lee JY, Lee YR, Kim RH, Myong JP, Kang MY. Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Occupation Based on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey From 1998 to 2015. Saf Health Work. 2020 Mar;11(1):97-102. doi: 10.1016/j.shaw.2019.08.003. Epub 2019 Sep 3. |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Mænd, 2011
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 19-65 |
| Referencer: | Jae Yong Lee, Yi-Ryoung Lee, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, Jun-Pyo Myong, Mo-Yeol Kang,Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Occupation Based on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey From 1998 to 2015, Safety and Health at Work Vol 11 (1);2020:97-103 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Kvinder, 2011
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 19-65 |
| Referencer: | Jae Yong Lee, Yi-Ryoung Lee, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, Jun-Pyo Myong, Mo-Yeol Kang,Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Occupation Based on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey From 1998 to 2015, Safety and Health at Work Vol 11 (1);2020:97-103 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Mænd, 2008
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 19-65 |
| Referencer: | Jae Yong Lee, Yi-Ryoung Lee, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, Jun-Pyo Myong, Mo-Yeol Kang,Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Occupation Based on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey From 1998 to 2015, Safety and Health at Work Vol 11 (1);2020:97-103 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Kvinder, 2008
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 19-65 |
| Referencer: | Jae Yong Lee, Yi-Ryoung Lee, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, Jun-Pyo Myong, Mo-Yeol Kang,Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Occupation Based on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey From 1998 to 2015, Safety and Health at Work Vol 11 (1);2020:97-103 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Mænd, 2005
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 19-65 |
| Referencer: | Jae Yong Lee, Yi-Ryoung Lee, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, Jun-Pyo Myong, Mo-Yeol Kang,Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Occupation Based on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey From 1998 to 2015, Safety and Health at Work Vol 11 (1);2020:97-103 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Kvinder, 2005
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 19-65 |
| Referencer: | Jae Yong Lee, Yi-Ryoung Lee, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, Jun-Pyo Myong, Mo-Yeol Kang,Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Occupation Based on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey From 1998 to 2015, Safety and Health at Work Vol 11 (1);2020:97-103 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Mænd, 2001
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 19-65 |
| Referencer: | Jae Yong Lee, Yi-Ryoung Lee, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, Jun-Pyo Myong, Mo-Yeol Kang,Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Occupation Based on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey From 1998 to 2015, Safety and Health at Work Vol 11 (1);2020:97-103 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Kvinder, 2001
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 19-65 |
| Referencer: | Jae Yong Lee, Yi-Ryoung Lee, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, Jun-Pyo Myong, Mo-Yeol Kang,Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Occupation Based on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey From 1998 to 2015, Safety and Health at Work Vol 11 (1);2020:97-103 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Mænd, 1998
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 19-65 |
| Referencer: | Jae Yong Lee, Yi-Ryoung Lee, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, Jun-Pyo Myong, Mo-Yeol Kang,Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Occupation Based on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey From 1998 to 2015, Safety and Health at Work Vol 11 (1);2020:97-103 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Kvinder, 1998
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 19-65 |
| Referencer: | Jae Yong Lee, Yi-Ryoung Lee, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, Jun-Pyo Myong, Mo-Yeol Kang,Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Occupation Based on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey From 1998 to 2015, Safety and Health at Work Vol 11 (1);2020:97-103 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
0-5 years, 2019-2021
| Prøvens størrelse: | 1414207 |
| Referencer: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2019-21 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2016-2018
| Prøvens størrelse: | 1704906 |
| Referencer: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2016-2018 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2013-2015
| Prøvens størrelse: | 1792817 |
| Referencer: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013-2015 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2010-2012
| Prøvens størrelse: | 1789258 |
| Referencer: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2010-2012 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2007-2009
| Prøvens størrelse: | 1776107 |
| Referencer: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2009 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | =>+2SD |
Double burden of underweight & overweight
Voksne, 2022
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Referencer: | NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults. Lancet 2024; published online Feb 29. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02750-2. |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Age Standardised estimates |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Combined prevalence of BMI<18.5 kg/m² and BMI>=30 kg/m² (double burden of underweight and obesity) |
Børn, 2022
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 5-19 |
| Referencer: | NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults. Lancet 2024; published online Feb 29. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02750-2. |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Age standardised estimates |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Combined prevalence of BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD (double burden of thinness and obesity) |
| Cutoffs: | BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD |
0-5 years, 2019-2021
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 0-5 |
| Referencer: | 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] |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2019-21 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | 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, 2016-2018
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 0-5 |
| Referencer: | 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] |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2016-2018 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | 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, 2013-2015
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 0-5 |
| Referencer: | 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] |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013-2015 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | 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, 2010-2012
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 0-5 |
| Referencer: | 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] |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2010-2012 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | 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 |
Utilstrækkelig fysisk aktivitet
Voksne, 2022
| Undersøgelsestype: | Selvrapporteret |
| Alder: | 18+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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)-(-) |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | 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. |
Mænd, 2022
| Undersøgelsestype: | Selvrapporteret |
| Alder: | 18+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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)-(-) |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | 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. |
Kvinder, 2022
| Undersøgelsestype: | Selvrapporteret |
| Alder: | 18+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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)-(-) |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | 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. |
Voksne, 2016
| Referencer: | Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7 |
Mænd, 2016
| Referencer: | Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7 |
Kvinder, 2016
| Referencer: | Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7 |
Børn, 2016
| Undersøgelsestype: | Selvrapporteret |
| Alder: | 11-17 |
| Referencer: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21) |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | % of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Drenge, 2016
| Undersøgelsestype: | Selvrapporteret |
| Alder: | 11-17 |
| Referencer: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21) |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | % of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Piger, 2016
| Undersøgelsestype: | Selvrapporteret |
| Alder: | 11-17 |
| Referencer: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21) |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | % of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Børn, 2010
| Alder: | 11-17 |
| Referencer: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | % of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Drenge, 2010
| Alder: | 11-17 |
| Referencer: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | % of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Piger, 2010
| Alder: | 11-17 |
| Referencer: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | % of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Estimated per capita fruit intake
Voksne, 2017
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 25+ |
| Referencer: | Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/ |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Estimated per-capita fruit intake (g/day) |
Anslået indtag af forarbejdet kød pr. indbygger
Voksne, 2017
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 25+ |
| Referencer: | Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/ |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Estimated per-capita processed meat intake (g per day) |
Estimated per capita whole grains intake
Voksne, 2017
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 25+ |
| Referencer: | Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/ |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day) |
Psykisk sundhed – depressionslidelser
Voksne, 2021
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years) |
Mænd, 2021
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years) |
Kvinder, 2021
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years) |
Voksne, 2015
| Referencer: | 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. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | % of population with depression disorders |
Børn, 2021
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age) |
Drenge, 2021
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age) |
Piger, 2021
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age) |
Psykisk sundhed – angstlidelser
Voksne, 2021
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Referencer: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25). |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population |
Mænd, 2021
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Referencer: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25). |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population |
Kvinder, 2021
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Referencer: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25). |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population |
Voksne, 2015
| Referencer: | 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. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | % of population with anxiety disorders |
Børn, 2021
| Referencer: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
Drenge, 2021
| Referencer: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
Piger, 2021
| Referencer: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
Percent of population who cannot afford a healthy diet
Voksne, 2022
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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. |
Kræft i spiserøret
Mænd, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Indicence per 100,000 |
Kvinder, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Indicence per 100,000 |
Mænd, 2020
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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 10.01.2205 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Kvinder, 2020
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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 10.01.2205 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Brystkræft
Kvinder, 2022
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Tarmkræft
Mænd, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Kvinder, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Mænd, 2020
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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 10.01.2205 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Kvinder, 2020
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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 10.01.2205 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Kræft i bugspytkirtlen
Mænd, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Kvinder, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Mænd, 2020
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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 10.01.2205 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Kvinder, 2020
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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 10.01.2205 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Kræft i galdeblæren
Mænd, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Indicence per 100,000 |
Kvinder, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Indicence per 100,000 |
Mænd, 2020
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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 10.01.2205 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Kvinder, 2020
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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 10.01.2205 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Nyrekræft
Mænd, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Kvinder, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Mænd, 2020
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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 10.01.2205 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Kvinder, 2020
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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 10.01.2205 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Livmoderkræft
Kvinder, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Referencer: | 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] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Kvinder, 2020
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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 10.01.2205 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Forhøjet blodtryk
Voksne, 2015
| Referencer: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90). |
Mænd, 2015
| Referencer: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90). |
Kvinder, 2015
| Referencer: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90). |
Forhøjet kolesterol
Voksne, 2008
| Referencer: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate). |
Mænd, 2008
| Referencer: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate). |
Kvinder, 2008
| Referencer: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate). |
Forhøjet fasteblodsukkerniveau
Mænd, 2014
| Referencer: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication). |
Kvinder, 2014
| Referencer: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication). |
Diabetesprævalens
Voksne, 2024
| Referencer: | Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 11th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2025. http://www.diabetesatlas.org |
Voksne, 2021
| Alder: | 20-79 |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, % |
Voksne, 2019
| Alder: | 20-79 |
| Referencer: | Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%). |
Voksne, 2017
| Referencer: | Reproduced with kind permission of IDF, International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 8th edition. Brussels, Belgium: International Diabetes Federation, 2017. http://www.diabetesatlas.org |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%). |
Ovarian Cancer
Kvinder, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Referencer: | 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] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Leukemia
Mænd, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Kvinder, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Liver and intrahepatic bile duct Cancer
Mænd, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Kvinder, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Multiple Myeloma
Mænd, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Indicence per 100,000 |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Kvinder, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Indicence per 100,000 |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Non Hodgkin Lymphoma
Mænd, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Kvinder, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Thyroid Cancer
Mænd, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Kvinder, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | 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] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | 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-(voluntary) |
| Back-of-pack nutrition declaration? | Present |
| Color coding? | Present-(voluntary) |
| Warning label? | Absent |
Regulation and marketing
| Are there fiscal policies on unhealthy products? | Absent |
| Tax on unhealthy foods? | Absent |
| Tax on unhealthy drinks? | Absent |
| Are there fiscal policies on healthy products? | Absent |
| Subsidy on fruits? | Absent |
| Subsidy on vegetables? | Absent |
| Subsidy on other healthy products? | Absent |
| Mandatory limit or ban of trans fat (all settings)? | Absent |
| Mandatory limit of trans fats in place (all settings)? | Absent |
| Ban on trans-fats or phos in place (all settings)? | Absent |
| Are there any mandatory policies/marketing restrictions on the promotion of unhealthy food/drinks to children? | Present |
| Mandatory restriction on broadcast media? | Present |
| Mandatory restriction on non-broadcast media? | Present |
| Voluntary policies/marketing restrictions on the promotion of unhealthy food/drinks to children? | Present |
| Are there mandatory standards for food in schools? | Present |
| Are there any mandatory nutrient limits in any manufactured food products? | Absent |
| Nutrition standards for public sector procurement? | Absent |
Political will and support
| National obesity strategy or nutrition and physical activity national strategy? | Present |
| National obesity strategy? | Present |
| National childhood obesity strategy? | Present |
| Comprehensive nutrition strategy? | Present |
| Comprehensive physical activity strategy? | 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
Present
Present (voluntary)
Incoming
Absent
Unknown
Last updated September 13, 2022
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