Tanzania
Lower-middle income
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Riesgo nacional de obesidad *7,5/10This is a composite ‘obesity risk’ score (out of 10, the highest risk) based on obesity prevalence, rate of increase, likelihood of meeting the 2025 target, treatment indicator and childhood stunting levels.Riesgo de obesidad infantil *4,5/11This is a ‘risk score’ for each country’s likelihood of having or acquiring a major childhood obesity problem during the 2020s, taking account of current prevalence levels and risk for future obesity (based on stunting among infants, maternal obesity, maternal smoking, and breastfeeding rates).
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Actividad insuficiente
Consumo de refrescos
Consumo de fruta
Consumo de verduras
Consumo de comida rápida
Consumo de carne procesada
Consumo de cereales
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Raíces de la obesidad »
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Unaffordable diet
Comorbilidades
Cáncer de esófago
Cáncer de mama
Cáncer colorrectal
Cáncer de páncreas
Cáncer de la vesícula biliar
Cáncer de riñón
Cáncer de útero
Tensión arterial elevada
Colesterol elevado
Glucemia en ayunas elevada
Prevalencia de la diabetes
Ovarian Cancer
Leukemia
Liver & bile duct cancer
Mulitple Myeloma
Non Hodgkin Lymphoma
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Contextual factors
Prevalencia de obesidad
Adultos, 2022
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 20-49 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 9608 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ministry of Health (MoH) [Tanzania Mainland], Ministry of Health (MoH) [Zanzibar], National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Office of the Chief Government Statistician (OCGS), and ICF. 2022. Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey 2022 Final Report. Dodoma, Tanzania, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: MoH, NBS, OCGS, and ICF. Available at https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR382/FR382.pdf (last accessed 17.04.24) |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Mujeres, 2015-2016
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15-49 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 11634 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children - MoHCDGEC/Tanzania Mainland, Ministry of Health - MoH/Zanzibar, National Bureau of Statistics - NBS/Tanzania, Office of Chief Government Statistician - OCGS/Zanzibar, and ICF. 2016. Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey (TDHS-MIS) 2015-16. Dar es Salaam/Tanzania: MoHCDGEC, MoH, NBS, OCGS, and ICF. (http://www.dhsprogram.com/publications/publication-FR321-DHS-Final-Reports.cfm accessed 4th January 2017) |
| Notas: | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2012
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 25-64 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 5680 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | WHO STEPS Survey Tanzania 2012, available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/steps/tanzania/en/ (last accessed 21.10.20) |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2011
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 25-64 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 2520 |
| Zona abarcada: | Regional (Zanzibar) |
| Referencias: | STEPS |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Mujeres, 2010
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15-49 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 8789 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | National Bureau of Statistics - NBS/Tanzania and ICF Macro. 2011. Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey 2010. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: NBS/Tanzania and ICF Macro. |
| Notas: | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 1998-1999
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 25-64 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 9313 |
| Zona abarcada: | Subnacional |
| Referencias: | Bovet P et al. (2002). Distribution of blood pressure, body mass index and smoking habits in the urban population of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and association with socioeconomic status. University of Social and Preventive Medicine. WHO Infobase. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Mujeres, 1991-1992
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15-49 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 4597 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Martorell R, Khan LK, Hughes ML, Grummer Strawn LM. Obesity in women from developing countries. EJCN (2000) 54;247-252 |
| Notas: | The data from this paper was sourced from the Demographic Health Survey Programme https://dhsprogram.com/ Central Statistical Office and Macro International. Calverton, Maryland, USA: Central Statistical Office and Macro International |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Niños, 2022
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15-19 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 2863 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ministry of Health (MoH) [Tanzania Mainland], Ministry of Health (MoH) [Zanzibar], National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Office of the Chief Government Statistician (OCGS), and ICF. 2022. Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey 2022 Final Report. Dodoma, Tanzania, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: MoH, NBS, OCGS, and ICF. Available at https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR382/FR382.pdf (last accessed 17.04.24) |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
Niños, 2019
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 9-11 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1170 |
| Zona abarcada: | Regional |
| Referencias: | Mosha MV, Msuya SE, Kasagama E, Ayieko P, Todd J, Filteau S. Prevalence and correlates of overweight and obesity among primary school children in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. PLoS One. 2021 Apr 22;16(4):e0249595. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249595. PMID: 33886578; PMCID: PMC8061999. |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
Chicas, 2015-2016
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15-19 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 2157 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Benedict, Rukundo K., Allison Schmale, and Sorrel Namaste. 2018. Adolescent Nutrition 2000-2017: DHS Data on Adolescents Age 15-19. DHS Comparative Report No. 47. Rockville, Maryland, USA: ICF. Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children - MoHCDGEC/Tanzania Mainland, Ministry of Health - MoH/Zanzibar, National Bureau of Statistics - NBS/Tanzania, Office of Chief Government Statistician - OCGS/Zanzibar, and ICF. 2016. Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey (TDHS-MIS) 2015-16. Dar es Salaam/Tanzania: MoHCDGEC, MoH, NBS, OCGS, and ICF |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | BMI for age: between +1 SD and +2 SD is overweight and greater than +2 SD is obesity |
| Cutoffs: | WHO 2007 |
Niños, 2012
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 8-13 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1781 |
| Zona abarcada: | Regional |
| Referencias: | Pangani IN, Kiplamai FK, Kamau JW, Onywera VO. Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Primary School Children Aged 8-13 Years in Dar es Salaam City, Tanzania. Adv Prev Med. 2016;2016:1345017. doi: 10.1155/2016/1345017. Epub 2016 Jun 14. PMID: 27403343; PMCID: PMC4923524. |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
0-5 years, 2022
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 5485 |
| Referencias: | DHS: The 2022 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2019-2020
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 5223133 |
| Referencias: | LSMS: Tanzania National Panel Survey 2019-2020 - Extended Panel with Sex Disaggregated Data |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2018
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | SMART: Tanzania National Nutrition Survey using SMART Methodology (TNNS) 2018. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: MoHCDGEC, MoH, TFNC, NBS, OCGS, and UNICEF. |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2015-2016
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 9816 |
| Referencias: | DHS: Tanzania demographic and health survey 2015-16. Demographic and Health Surveys. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: NBS and ICF International, 2016 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2014
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | SMART: Tanzania national nutrition survey 2014: Final report. United Republic of Tanzania, December 2014. |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2012-2013
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 6565673 |
| Referencias: | LSMS: Tanzania National Panel Survey Report (NPS) - Wave 3, 2012 - 2013. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: NBS, 2014 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2010-2011
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 6801409 |
| Referencias: | LSMS: Tanzania National Panel Survey Report (NPS) - Wave 2, 2010 - 2011. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: NBS, 2012. |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2009-2010
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 7560 |
| Referencias: | DHS: Tanzania demographic and health survey 2010. Demographic and Health Surveys. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: NBS and ICF Macro, 2011 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2008-2009
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 5728513 |
| Referencias: | LSMS: Tanzania National Panel Survey Report (NPS) - Wave 2, 2008 - 2009. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: NBS |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2004-2005
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 8118 |
| Referencias: | DHS: Tanzania demographic and health survey 2004-05. Demographic and Health Surveys. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics and ORC Macro, 2005 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 1999
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 2617 |
| Referencias: | DHS: Tanzania reproductive and child health survey 1999. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: National Bureau of Statistics [Tanzania] and Macro International Inc., 2000 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 1996
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 5520 |
| Referencias: | DHS: Tanzania demographic and health survey 1996. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: Bureau of Statistics and Macro International Inc., 1997 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 1991-1992
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 6517 |
| Referencias: | DHS: Tanzania demographic and health survey 1991/92. Demographic and Health Surveys. Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, 1992 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
% Adults living with obesity in Tanzania 1991-2015
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Referencias: | 1991: Martorell R, Khan LK, Hughes ML, Grummer Strawn LM. Obesity in women from developing countries. EJCN (2000) 54;247-252 2010: National Bureau of Statistics - NBS/Tanzania and ICF Macro. 2011. Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey 2010. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: NBS/Tanzania and ICF Macro. 2015: Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children - MoHCDGEC/Tanzania Mainland, Ministry of Health - MoH/Zanzibar, National Bureau of Statistics - NBS/Tanzania, Office of Chief Government Statistician - OCGS/Zanzibar, and ICF. 2016. Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey (TDHS-MIS) 2015-16. Dar es Salaam/Tanzania: MoHCDGEC, MoH, NBS, OCGS, and ICF. (http://www.dhsprogram.com/publications/publication-FR321-DHS-Final-Reports.cfm accessed 4th January 2017) |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
| Es posible que se hayan utilizado diferentes metodologías para recopilar estos datos y, por lo tanto, los resultados de las diferentes encuestas no siempre son estrictamente comparables. Consulte las fuentes de datos originales para informarse sobre las metodologías utilizadas. | |
% Adults living with overweight or obesity in Tanzania 1991-2015
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Referencias: | 1991: Martorell R, Khan LK, Hughes ML, Grummer Strawn LM. Obesity in women from developing countries. EJCN (2000) 54;247-252 2010: National Bureau of Statistics - NBS/Tanzania and ICF Macro. 2011. Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey 2010. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: NBS/Tanzania and ICF Macro. 2015: Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children - MoHCDGEC/Tanzania Mainland, Ministry of Health - MoH/Zanzibar, National Bureau of Statistics - NBS/Tanzania, Office of Chief Government Statistician - OCGS/Zanzibar, and ICF. 2016. Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey (TDHS-MIS) 2015-16. Dar es Salaam/Tanzania: MoHCDGEC, MoH, NBS, OCGS, and ICF. (http://www.dhsprogram.com/publications/publication-FR321-DHS-Final-Reports.cfm accessed 4th January 2017) |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
| Es posible que se hayan utilizado diferentes metodologías para recopilar estos datos y, por lo tanto, los resultados de las diferentes encuestas no siempre son estrictamente comparables. Consulte las fuentes de datos originales para informarse sobre las metodologías utilizadas. | |
