Metadata Sub-indicator 2.2.2.2. Obesity or overweight rate in adult population
Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
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 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 2.2.2.2. Obesity or overweight rate in adult population
Obesity or overweight rate in the adult population
This indicator measures the percentage of adults who are obese or overweight according to their body mass index (BMI). This index is defined as \[IMC=\frac{M}{H^2}\]
where M is the mass or weight expressed in kilograms and H is the height of the individual expressed in metres. Obesity or overweight is considered if \(IMC\geq 25\).
Percentage
Annual yet to be determined
Tier I
Yes
Encuesta de Salud de España (ISO code: 30473)
25/02/2023
UNICEF, WHO