Metadata Sub-indicator 2.2.2.2. Tasa de obesidad o sobrepeso entre la población adulta

Goal

Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

Target

Target 2.2. By 2030, end all forms of malnutrition, including achieving, by 2025, the internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under 5 years of age, and address the nutritional needs of adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women and older persons.

Indicator

Indicator 2.2.2. Prevalence of malnutrition (weight for height, standard deviation >+2 or <-2 from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age, disaggregated by type (emaciation and excess weight)

Sub-indicator

Sub-indicator 2.2.2.2. Obesity or overweight rate in adult population

Type of indicator (global, European, national)
Europeo (sdg_02_10)
Definition

Tasa de obesidad o sobrepeso de la población adulta

Calculation method

Este indicador mide el porcentaje de personas adultas con obesidad o sobrepeso de acuerdo a su índice de masa coroporal (IMC). Este índice se define como \[IMC=\frac{M}{H^2}\] donde M es la masa o peso expresada en kilogramos y H es la altura del individuo expresada en metros. Se considera obesidad o sobrepeso si \(IMC\geq 25\).

Unit of measure

Percentage

Periodicity

Anual sin determinar

Disaggregated data(Gender, age, region in Spain, other)

Tier

Tier I

Come from National Statistics Plan (YES/NO)

No

Statistical operation

European Survey of Health in Spain (ISO code: 54088)

Responsible institution
Date of the last metadata update

25/02/2023

Link to United Nations metadata
Custody agency

UNICEF, WHO

Observations