Uzbekistan
- Overview
- Obesity prevalence
- Trends over time
- Contextual factors
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National obesity risk *7/10This 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.Childhood obesity risk *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).
Obesity prevalence
Trends over time
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Obesity prevalence
Women, 2017
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 15-49 |
| Sample size: | 2217 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Uzbekistan National Nutrition Survey 2017 https://www.unicef.org/uzbekistan/media/2066/file/UNS%20-%20Full%20Report.pdf |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Adults, 2014
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 18-64 |
| Sample size: | 4350 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Uzbekistan STEPS Survey 2014, available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/steps/uzbekistan/en/ (last accessed 22.10.20) |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Adults, 2002
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Sample size: | 7025 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Analytical and Information Center, Ministry of Health/Uzbekistan, State Department of Statistics, Ministry of Macroeconomics and Statistics/Uzbekistan, and ORC Macro. 2004. Uzbekistan Health Examination Survey 2002. Calverton, Maryland, USA: ORC Macro. |
| Notes: | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Women, 1996
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 15-49 |
| Sample size: | 4077 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Martorell R, Khan LK, Hughes ML, Grummer Strawn LM. Obesity in women from developing countries. EJCN (2000) 54;247-252 |
| Notes: | 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 |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Children, 2021-2022
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 0-5 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Statistics and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). 2022. 2021-2022 Uzbekistan Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, Survey Findings Report. Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent: State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Statistics and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) |
| Notes: | Infants |
| Definitions: | Weight for height |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
% Adults living with obesity, 1996-2017
| Survey type: | Measured |
| References: | 1996: Martorell R, Khan LK, Hughes ML, Grummer Strawn LM. Obesity in women from developing countries. EJCN (2000) 54;247-252 2002: Analytical and Information Center, Ministry of Health/Uzbekistan, State Department of Statistics, Ministry of Macroeconomics and Statistics/Uzbekistan, and ORC Macro. 2004. Uzbekistan Health Examination Survey 2002. Calverton, Maryland, USA: ORC Macro. 2017: Uzbekistan National Nutrition Survey 2017 https://www.unicef.org/uzbekistan/media/2066/file/UNS%20-%20Full%20Report.pdf |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
| Different methodologies may have been used to collect this data and so data from different surveys may not be strictly comparable. Please check with original data sources for methodologies used. | |
% Adults living with overweight or obesity, 1996-2017
| Survey type: | Measured |
| References: | 1996: Martorell R, Khan LK, Hughes ML, Grummer Strawn LM. Obesity in women from developing countries. EJCN (2000) 54;247-252 2002: Analytical and Information Center, Ministry of Health/Uzbekistan, State Department of Statistics, Ministry of Macroeconomics and Statistics/Uzbekistan, and ORC Macro. 2004. Uzbekistan Health Examination Survey 2002. Calverton, Maryland, USA: ORC Macro. 2017: Uzbekistan National Nutrition Survey 2017 https://www.unicef.org/uzbekistan/media/2066/file/UNS%20-%20Full%20Report.pdf |
| Notes: | Adults aged 15-49 |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
| Different methodologies may have been used to collect this data and so data from different surveys may not be strictly comparable. Please check with original data sources for methodologies used. | |
