FOOD SECURITY : FACT SHEETS
manufacturing)
Agriculture
Services
Total land area:
238,174,000 Ha
Land use
Other land
Permanent meadows
and pastures
12%
36%
44%
59%
5%
36%
1.6 1.4
3.0
3.6
5.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
Algeria Arab Region World Developing Developed
1
1
%
8
0
%
9
%
3
%
8
%
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500
Kcal/cap/day
0.4%
0.8%
3%
14%
82%
0.1%
1.0%
10.0%
100.0%
GDP per capita: 4,825.18 US$
3
Utilization
1- Food related disorders
32%
78%
16%
2- Access to services
Rural Urban
Stability
1- Expenditures
2- Key monitors
Climate change vulnerability Global peace index Annual population growth rate
Lower HigherLess
vulnerable
More
vulnerable
More peaceful Less peaceful
Water Sanitation
Female
Male
Prevalence of
Undernourishment: <5%
Micronutrient deficiencies in
children under 5
Electricity
Government expenditure by sector (%)
Iodine
Vitamin A
Iron
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Overweight
(<5 years)
Underweight
(<5 years)
Stunting
(<5 years)
Wasting
(<5 years)
Adult obesity
90%
82%
95%
89%
100%99%
2.201 2.18
10.7
11.4
3.7
14.7
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Health
Education
Agriculture
Military
0.05
4
Bahrain
Disclaimer: Takeaway messages are derived from the factsheets and not from a thorough socio-economic
analysis of the country.
(...) Agriculture
19
Utilization
1- Food related disorders
30%
31%
12%
2- Access to services
Rural Urban
Stability
1- Expenditures
2- Key monitors
Lower Higher
Prevalence of
Undernourishment: <5%
Female
Male
Micronutrient deficiencies in
children under 5
Iron
Iodine
Vitamin A
Water Sanitation Electricity
Government expenditure by sector (%)
Climate change vulnerability Global peace index
Less
vulnerable
More
vulnerable
More
peaceful
Less
peaceful
Annual population growth rate
0
10
20
30
40
Overweight (<5
years)
Underweight
(<5 years)
Stunting (<5
years)
Wasting (<5
years)
Adult obesity
97%
90%
99%
98%
100%
100%
4.2
10.5
1.35
5.7
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Health
Education
Agriculture
Military
2.182.5830.09
20
Iraq
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analysis of the country.
(...)
- There is high prevalence of food related disorders (adult obesity
and overweight, stunting and iron deficiency in children), which may
be explained by food choices and preferences and the ongoing
conflict
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Score: 1133606.9
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https://daccess-ods.un.org/acc...=E/ESCWA/SDPD/2018/CP.1&Lang=E
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More than 1.9 billion adults were overweight in 2016, and 650 million obese
In 2016, more than 1.9 billion adults were overweight and 650 million were obese. (...) Overweight children are likely to become obese adults. (...) WHO
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Overweight and obesity are linked to more deaths worldwide than underweight
Most of the world's population live in a country where there are more people overweight and obese than underweight.
Language:English
Score: 1129449.7
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https://www.who.int/news-room/...ures/detail/6-facts-on-obesity
Data Source: un
The latest WHO projections indicate that at least one in three of the world's adult population is overweight and almost one in 10 is obese. Additionally there are over 40 million children under age five who are overweight.
Being overweight or obese can have a serious impact on health. (...) What is not widely known is that the risk of health problems starts when someone is only very slightly overweight, and that the likelihood of problems increases as someone becomes more and more overweight.
Language:English
Score: 1128730.1
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https://www.who.int/news-room/...nsequences-of-being-overweight
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3 in 10 children and adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean have overweight
In the context of the pandemic, UNICEF calls for the prevention of childhood overweight.
13 September 2021
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PANAMA CITY, 13 September 2021 – In recent years, more and more children and adolescents are living with overweight in Latin America and the Caribbean. Currently, an estimated 3 in 10 children and adolescents between the ages of 5 and 19 years have overweight in the region.
In 2020, UNICEF, the World Health Organization and the World Bank estimated that in Latin America and the Caribbean, 7.5 per cent of children under 5 years of age, representing about 4 million children, were living with overweight. (...) EST to highlight the current situation of childhood overweight in the region and share experiences and best practices from various countries to raise awareness about healthy eating.
Language:English
Score: 1123038.5
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https://www.unicef.org/lac/en/...-the-caribbean-have-overweight
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3 in 10 children and adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean have overweight
In the context of the pandemic, UNICEF calls for the prevention of childhood overweight.
14 September 2021
UNICEF/UN0373501/Billy/AFP-Services
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English
PANAMA CITY, 13 September 2021 – In recent years, more and more children and adolescents are living with overweight in Latin America and the Caribbean. Currently, an estimated 3 in 10 children and adolescents between the ages of 5 and 19 years have overweight in the region.
In 2020, UNICEF, the World Health Organization and the World Bank estimated that in Latin America and the Caribbean, 7.5 per cent of children under 5 years of age, representing about 4 million children, were living with overweight. (...) EST to highlight the current situation of childhood overweight in the region and share experiences and best practices from various countries to raise awareness about healthy eating.
Language:English
Score: 1123038.5
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https://www.unicef.org/cuba/en...-and-caribbean-have-overweight
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The Philippines is not spared from this scenario, and results of national nutrition surveys are showing slow but increasing childhood overweight and obesity rates. The 8th National Nutrition Survey reveals that the prevalence of overweight among children 0-5 years old has significantly risen from 1% in 1989 to 5% in 2013. Similarly, prevalence of overweight among children 5-10 years old has also risen from 5.8% in 2003 to 9.1% in 2013. The 2011 Global School-based Health Survey also shows that about 13% of adolescents in the Philippines are overweight and obese.
Evidence shows that overweight and obese children are likely to stay obese into adulthood and more likely to develop noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes and cardiovascular diseases at a younger age.
Language:English
Score: 1119681.7
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https://www.who.int/philippine...ood-obesity-in-the-philippines
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The role of schools in preventing overweight and obesity among students
School is the place where good health, nutrition, and physical activity habits are also learned.
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Highlights
Childhood overweight and obesity rates in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are among the highest globally, where nearly four million children under 5 have overweight.[1]
The school environment is one of the places where children learn health, nutrition, and physical activity habits. (...) Identify the most effective actions for preventing overweight and obesity in schools, based on a systematic literature review.
2.
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Score: 1119301.8
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https://www.unicef.org/lac/en/...ght-and-obesity-among-students
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Prevention of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents
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Overweight and obesity are a growing threat to children’s well-being globally, largely driven by a trap of unhealthy and highly processed foods combined with a lack of physical activity and sedentary behaviour. Almost 40 million under-fives around the world have overweight, equivalent to nearly 6 per cent of this age group. Among children aged 5 to 19 years rates are significantly higher; it is estimated that more than 340 million have overweight, almost 18 per cent. Growth is most rapid in low- and middle-income countries.
Language:English
Score: 1115298.1
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https://www.unicef.org/documen...esity-children-and-adolescents
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At least 41 million children in this age group are obese or overweight, with the greatest rise in the number of children being obese or overweight coming from low- and middle-income countries.
(...) In 2014, almost half (48%) of all overweight and obese children aged under 5 lived in Asia and one-quarter (25%) in Africa. The number of overweight children aged under 5 in Africa has nearly doubled since 1990 (5.4 million to 10.3 million).
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Score: 1113565.9
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https://www.who.int/news/item/...address-major-health-challenge
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Social and Behavioural Change Communications for Prevention of Childhood Overweight and Obesity
A Toolkit for Country Teams
About
The toolkit is designed for UNICEF staff and partners who are developing Social Behaviour Change Communications (SBCC) for the prevention of overweight and obesity in children. (...) To provide a brief introduction to the prevention of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents;
2. To introduce SBCC (the strategic use of communications to bring about positive social and behaviour change) and outline how it has been used as one tool to prevent overweight and obesity in children;
3. To provide a practical, step-by-step methodology for UNICEF staff and partners for designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating SBCC initiatives to prevent overweight and obesity in children.
Language:English
Score: 1109506.4
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https://www.unicef.org/documents/sbcc-toolkit-overweight
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