Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)
Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) are nationally representative household surveys that provide data for a wide range of monitoring and impact evaluation indicators in the areas of population, health, and nutrition. The data provided here relates only to overweight and obesity.
All DHS surveys include samples of those 15 years or over. The age range for men is usually 15-59 years. The women, it is usually 15-49 years.
More details on the DHS programme can be found here.
References for individual country surveys can be found on the specific country pages on the interactive map.
Demographic Health Survey Programme https://dhsprogram.com/
Central Statistical Office and Macro International. Calverton, Maryland, USA: Central Statistical Office and Macro International
