Il-Korea ta' Isfel
High income
- Deskrizzjoni Ġenerali
- Prevalenza tal-obeżità
- Xejriet maż-żmien
- Tqassim tal-popolazzjoni
- Kawżi
- Komorbiditajiet
- Impatt ekonomiku
- Politiki
- Contextual factors
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Tqassim tal-popolazzjoni
Kawżi
Komorbiditajiet
Kanċer tal-esofagu
Kanċer tas-sider
Kanċer kolorettali
Kanċer tal-frixa
Kanċer tal-marrara
Kanċer tal-kliewi
Kanċer tal-utru
Pressjoni għolja tad-demm
Kolesterol għoli
Zokkor fid-demm għoli waqt is-sawm
Prevalenza tad-dijabete
Ovarian Cancer
Leukemia
Liver & bile duct cancer
Mulitple Myeloma
Non Hodgkin Lymphoma
Thyroid Cancer
Niżżel il-karta tar-rapport
Impatt ekonomiku
Politiki
Contextual factors
Prevalenza tal-obeżità
Adulti, 2023
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Noti: | 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 |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | 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 |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2023
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Noti: | 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 |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Overweight and obesity using WHO standard cutoffs (BMI ≥25 kg/m²) shown to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2022
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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) |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | WHO standard cutoffs shown to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2022
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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) |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | 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 |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2022
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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) |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | WHO standard cutoffs shown to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2021
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 20+ |
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 16,941,423 |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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. |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Nisa, 2020
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 19-64 |
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 2288 |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Nisa, 2020
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 19-64 |
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 2288 |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2020
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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. |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2019
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2018
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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. |
| Noti: | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2017
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 19+ |
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 6126 |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | WHO Asian cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 23kg/m² |
| Cutoffs: | WHO Asia |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2017
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2016
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2015
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2014
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Noti: | 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 |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | WHO standard cutoffs shown to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2013-2014
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 25-64 |
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 3315 |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2013-2015
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 19-65 |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Noti: | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2013
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2011
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2010-2012
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 19-65 |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2009
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2007-2009
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 20+ |
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 17126 |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | WHO Asia-Pacific BMI cutoffs: overweight (BMI between 23 kg/m² and 24.9 kg/m²), obese (BMI ≥25 kg/m²) |
| Cutoffs: | WHO Asia |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2005
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 19-65 |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2001
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 19-65 |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 1998
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 15-79 |
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 8816 |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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. |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 1998
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 19-65 |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Tfal, 2023
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 6-18 |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Noti: | Data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | 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 |
Tfal, 2021
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 6-18 |
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 884 |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | 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 |
Tfal, 2017
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 6-18 |
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 80,460 |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | 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 |
Tfal, 2017
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 2-18 |
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 1441 |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | 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 |
Tfal, 2016-2017
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 10-18 |
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 1256 |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | 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 |
Tfal, 2013-2016
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 10-17 |
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 2685 |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Noti: | 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 |
Tfal, 2010-2012
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 10-19 |
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 5418 |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Noti: | IOTF cut off (other cut offs available) |
| Cutoffs: | IOTF |
Tfal, 2003-2003
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 7-17 |
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 1083 |
| Erja Koperta: | Sub National |
| Referenzi: | 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. |
| Noti: | 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
| Età: | 0-5 |
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 1414207 |
| Referenzi: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2019-21 |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2016-2018
| Età: | 0-5 |
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 1704906 |
| Referenzi: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2016-2018 |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2013-2015
| Età: | 0-5 |
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 1792817 |
| Referenzi: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013-2015 |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2010-2012
| Età: | 0-5 |
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 1789258 |
| Referenzi: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2010-2012 |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2007-2009
| Età: | 0-5 |
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 1776107 |
| Referenzi: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2009 |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2003
| Età: | 0-5 |
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 2040 |
| Referenzi: | Other: Recent growth of children in the two Koreas: a meta-analysis. Economics and Human Biology 2009;7:109-12. |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | =>+2SD |
% Adults living with obesity in South Korea 1998-2014
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Noti: | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
| Metodoloġiji differenti setgħu ntużaw biex tinġabar din id-dejta u għalhekk dejta minn stħarriġ differenti tista’ ma tkunx strettament komparabbli. Jekk jogħġbok iċċekkja mas-sorsi tad-dejta oriġinali għall-metodoloġiji użati | |
% Adults living with overweight or obesity (WHO standard cutoffs), 2009-2023
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Referenzi: | 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) |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Overweight and obesity using WHO standard cutoffs (BMI ≥25 kg/m²) shown to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Metodoloġiji differenti setgħu ntużaw biex tinġabar din id-dejta u għalhekk dejta minn stħarriġ differenti tista’ ma tkunx strettament komparabbli. Jekk jogħġbok iċċekkja mas-sorsi tad-dejta oriġinali għall-metodoloġiji użati | |
% Adults living with overweight or obesity by socioeconomic group in South Korea 1998-2014
Nisa
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Noti: | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
| Metodoloġiji differenti setgħu ntużaw biex tinġabar din id-dejta u għalhekk dejta minn stħarriġ differenti tista’ ma tkunx strettament komparabbli. Jekk jogħġbok iċċekkja mas-sorsi tad-dejta oriġinali għall-metodoloġiji użati | |
Irġiel
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Noti: | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
| Metodoloġiji differenti setgħu ntużaw biex tinġabar din id-dejta u għalhekk dejta minn stħarriġ differenti tista’ ma tkunx strettament komparabbli. Jekk jogħġbok iċċekkja mas-sorsi tad-dejta oriġinali għall-metodoloġiji użati | |
Piż żejjed/obeżità skont l-edukazzjoni
Adulti, 2018
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database. |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Irġiel, 2018
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database. |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Nisa, 2018
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database. |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Piż żejjed/obeżità skont l-età
Adulti, 2023
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Overweight and obesity defined using WHO standard cutoffs to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2022
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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) |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2021
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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. |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2019
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2018
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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. |
| Noti: | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database. |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2011
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 6155 |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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. |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2009
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Adulti, 2007-2009
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 17126 |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Tfal, 2023
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Noti: | Data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | 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 |
Tfal, 2023
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Noti: | Data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | 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 |
Tfal, 2017
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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. |
| Noti: | Data from the National School Health Examination 2017 |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
Piż żejjed/obeżità skont ir-reġjun
Adulti, 2017
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 19+ |
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 6126 |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
0-5 years, 2019-2021
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 1414207 |
| Referenzi: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2019-21 |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2016-2018
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 1704906 |
| Referenzi: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2016-2018 |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2013-2015
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 1792817 |
| Referenzi: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013-2015 |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2010-2012
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 1789258 |
| Referenzi: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2010-2012 |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2007-2009
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 1776107 |
| Referenzi: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2009 |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | =>+2SD |
Piż żejjed/obeżità skont il-grupp soċjoekonomiku
Adulti, 2018
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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. |
| Noti: | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Irġiel, 2018
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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. |
| Noti: | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Nisa, 2018
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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. |
| Noti: | Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | WHO standard cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Irġiel, 2014
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 19-65 |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Noti: | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Nisa, 2014
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 19-65 |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Noti: | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Irġiel, 2013-2015
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 19-64 |
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 7707 |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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. |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Nisa, 2013-2015
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 19-64 |
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 7707 |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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. |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Irġiel, 2011
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 19-65 |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Noti: | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Nisa, 2011
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 19-65 |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Noti: | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Irġiel, 2008
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 19-65 |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Noti: | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Nisa, 2008
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 19-65 |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Noti: | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Irġiel, 2005
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 19-65 |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Noti: | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Nisa, 2005
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 19-65 |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Noti: | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Irġiel, 2001
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 19-65 |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Noti: | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Nisa, 2001
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 19-65 |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Noti: | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Irġiel, 1998
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 19-65 |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Noti: | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Nisa, 1998
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 19-65 |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Noti: | 2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014) |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
0-5 years, 2019-2021
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 1414207 |
| Referenzi: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2019-21 |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2016-2018
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 1704906 |
| Referenzi: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2016-2018 |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2013-2015
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 1792817 |
| Referenzi: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013-2015 |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2010-2012
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 1789258 |
| Referenzi: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2010-2012 |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2007-2009
| Id-daqs tal-kampjun: | 1776107 |
| Referenzi: | NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2009 |
| Noti: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | =>+2SD |
Double burden of underweight & overweight
Adulti, 2022
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 20+ |
| Referenzi: | 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. |
| Noti: | Age Standardised estimates |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Combined prevalence of BMI<18.5 kg/m² and BMI>=30 kg/m² (double burden of underweight and obesity) |
Tfal, 2022
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 5-19 |
| Referenzi: | 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. |
| Noti: | Age standardised estimates |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | 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
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 0-5 |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Noti: | South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2019-21 |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | 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
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 0-5 |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Noti: | South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2016-2018 |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | 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
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 0-5 |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Noti: | South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013-2015 |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | 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
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 0-5 |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Noti: | South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2010-2012 |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | 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 |
Attività fiżika insuffiċjenti
Adulti, 2022
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Irrappurtat mill-persuna nnifisha |
| Età: | 18+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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)-(-) |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | 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. |
Irġiel, 2022
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Irrappurtat mill-persuna nnifisha |
| Età: | 18+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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)-(-) |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | 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. |
Nisa, 2022
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Irrappurtat mill-persuna nnifisha |
| Età: | 18+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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)-(-) |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | 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. |
Adulti, 2016
| Referenzi: | 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 |
Irġiel, 2016
| Referenzi: | 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 |
Nisa, 2016
| Referenzi: | 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 |
Tfal, 2016
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Irrappurtat mill-persuna nnifisha |
| Età: | 11-17 |
| Referenzi: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21) |
| Noti: | % 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Subien, 2016
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Irrappurtat mill-persuna nnifisha |
| Età: | 11-17 |
| Referenzi: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21) |
| Noti: | % 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Bniet, 2016
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Irrappurtat mill-persuna nnifisha |
| Età: | 11-17 |
| Referenzi: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21) |
| Noti: | % 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Tfal, 2010
| Età: | 11-17 |
| Referenzi: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en |
| Noti: | % 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Subien, 2010
| Età: | 11-17 |
| Referenzi: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en |
| Noti: | % 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Bniet, 2010
| Età: | 11-17 |
| Referenzi: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en |
| Noti: | % 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Estimated per capita fruit intake
Adulti, 2017
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 25+ |
| Referenzi: | Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/ |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Estimated per-capita fruit intake (g/day) |
Konsum stmat ta' laħam ipproċessat per capita
Adulti, 2017
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 25+ |
| Referenzi: | Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/ |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Estimated per-capita processed meat intake (g per day) |
Estimated per capita whole grains intake
Adulti, 2017
| Tip ta' stħarriġ: | Imkejjel |
| Età: | 25+ |
| Referenzi: | Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/ |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day) |
Saħħa mentali - disturbi tad-depressjoni
Adulti, 2021
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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) |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years) |
Irġiel, 2021
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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) |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years) |
Nisa, 2021
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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) |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years) |
Adulti, 2015
| Referenzi: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | % of population with depression disorders |
Tfal, 2021
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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) |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age) |
Subien, 2021
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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) |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age) |
Bniet, 2021
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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) |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age) |
Saħħa mentali - disturbi ta' ansjetà
Adulti, 2021
| Età: | 20+ |
| Referenzi: | 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). |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population |
Irġiel, 2021
| Età: | 20+ |
| Referenzi: | 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). |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population |
Nisa, 2021
| Età: | 20+ |
| Referenzi: | 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). |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population |
Adulti, 2015
| Referenzi: | 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. |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | % of population with anxiety disorders |
Tfal, 2021
| Referenzi: | 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) |
Subien, 2021
| Referenzi: | 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) |
Bniet, 2021
| Referenzi: | 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
Adulti, 2022
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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. |
Kanċer tal-esofagu
Irġiel, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Indicence per 100,000 |
Nisa, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Indicence per 100,000 |
Irġiel, 2020
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Nisa, 2020
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Kanċer tas-sider
Nisa, 2022
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Kanċer kolorettali
Irġiel, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Nisa, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Irġiel, 2020
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Nisa, 2020
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Kanċer tal-frixa
Irġiel, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Nisa, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Irġiel, 2020
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Nisa, 2020
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Kanċer tal-marrara
Irġiel, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Indicence per 100,000 |
Nisa, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Indicence per 100,000 |
Irġiel, 2020
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Nisa, 2020
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Kanċer tal-kliewi
Irġiel, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Nisa, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Irġiel, 2020
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Nisa, 2020
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Kanċer tal-utru
Nisa, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Nisa, 2020
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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 |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Pressjoni għolja tad-demm
Adulti, 2015
| Referenzi: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90). |
Irġiel, 2015
| Referenzi: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90). |
Nisa, 2015
| Referenzi: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90). |
Kolesterol għoli
Adulti, 2008
| Referenzi: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885 |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate). |
Irġiel, 2008
| Referenzi: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885 |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate). |
Nisa, 2008
| Referenzi: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885 |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate). |
Zokkor fid-demm għoli waqt is-sawm
Irġiel, 2014
| Referenzi: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication). |
Nisa, 2014
| Referenzi: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication). |
Prevalenza tad-dijabete
Adulti, 2024
| Referenzi: | Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 11th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2025. http://www.diabetesatlas.org |
Adulti, 2021
| Età: | 20-79 |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, % |
Adulti, 2019
| Età: | 20-79 |
| Referenzi: | Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%). |
Adulti, 2017
| Referenzi: | Reproduced with kind permission of IDF, International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 8th edition. Brussels, Belgium: International Diabetes Federation, 2017. http://www.diabetesatlas.org |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%). |
Ovarian Cancer
Nisa, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Leukemia
Irġiel, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Incidence per 100,000 |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Nisa, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Incidence per 100,000 |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Liver and intrahepatic bile duct Cancer
Irġiel, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Nisa, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Multiple Myeloma
Irġiel, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Indicence per 100,000 |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Nisa, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Indicence per 100,000 |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Non Hodgkin Lymphoma
Irġiel, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Incidence per 100,000 |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Nisa, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Incidence per 100,000 |
| Sakemm ma jiġix indikat mod ieħor, il-piż żejjed jirreferi għal BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obeżità tirreferi għal BMI akbar minn 30kg/m². | |
Thyroid Cancer
Irġiel, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Nisa, 2022
| Età: | 20+ |
| Erja Koperta: | Nazzjonali |
| Referenzi: | 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] |
| Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingliż biss): | 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
Last updated September 13, 2022
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