Report cardSomalia

1

Contents Page  

Obesity prevalence 2

Overweight/obesity by education 3

Overweight/obesity by age 4

Overweight/obesity by region 5

Overweight/obesity by socio-economic group 6

Estimated per capita fruit intake 7

Estimated per-capita processed meat intake 8

Estimated per capita whole grains intake 9

Mental health - depression disorders 10

Mental health - anxiety disorders 11

% Infants exclusively breastfed 0-5 months 12

Oesophageal cancer 13

Breast cancer 15

Colorectal cancer 16

Pancreatic cancer 18

Gallbladder cancer 20

Kidney cancer 22

Cancer of the uterus 24

Raised blood pressure 25

Raised cholesterol 28

Raised fasting blood glucose 31

Diabetes prevalence 33

Obesity prevalence

Women, 2019

 

Women0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Obesity Overweight

%

Survey type: Measured

Age: 15-49

Sample size: 803

Area covered: National

References: Ministry of Health FGS, FMS, Somaliland, UNICEF, Brandpro, GroundWork. Somalia Micronutrient Survey 2019.

Mogadishu, Somalia; 2020. https://www.unicef.org/somalia/media/1681/file/Somalia-Micronutient-Survey-2019.pdf

(Accessed 29.09.20)

Notes: Small sample size. Non-pregnant women.

Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m².

2

Overweight/obesity by education

Women, 2019

 

1- No school/Informal school Koranic school Primary school Secondary school0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

Obesity Overweight

%

Survey type: Measured

Age: 15-49

Sample size: 803

Area covered: National

References: Ministry of Health FGS, FMS, Somaliland, UNICEF, Brandpro, GroundWork. Somalia Micronutrient Survey 2019.

Mogadishu, Somalia; 2020. https://www.unicef.org/somalia/media/1681/file/Somalia-Micronutient-Survey-2019.pdf

(Accessed 29.09.20)

Notes: Small sample size. Non-pregnant women.

Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m².

3

Overweight/obesity by age

Women, 2019

 

Age 15-19 Age 20-24 Age 25-29 Age 30-34 Age 35-39 Age 40-44 Age 45-490

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Obesity Overweight

%

Survey type: Measured

Sample size: 803

Area covered: National

References: Ministry of Health FGS, FMS, Somaliland, UNICEF, Brandpro, GroundWork. Somalia Micronutrient Survey 2019.

Mogadishu, Somalia; 2020. https://www.unicef.org/somalia/media/1681/file/Somalia-Micronutient-Survey-2019.pdf

(Accessed 29.09.20)

Notes: Small sample size. Non-pregnant women.

Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m².

4

Overweight/obesity by region

Women, 2019

 

Internally displaced persons Rural Urban0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

Obesity Overweight

%

Survey type: Measured

Age: 15-49

Sample size: 803

Area covered: National

References: Ministry of Health FGS, FMS, Somaliland, UNICEF, Brandpro, GroundWork. Somalia Micronutrient Survey 2019.

Mogadishu, Somalia; 2020. https://www.unicef.org/somalia/media/1681/file/Somalia-Micronutient-Survey-2019.pdf

(Accessed 29.09.20)

Notes: Small sample size. Non-pregnant women.

Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m².

5

Overweight/obesity by socio-economic group

Women, 2019

 

Lowest quintile Second Middle Fourth Highest quintile0

10

20

30

40

50

Obesity Overweight

%

Survey type: Measured

Age: 15-49

Sample size: 803

Area covered: National

References: Ministry of Health FGS, FMS, Somaliland, UNICEF, Brandpro, GroundWork. Somalia Micronutrient Survey 2019.

Mogadishu, Somalia; 2020. https://www.unicef.org/somalia/media/1681/file/Somalia-Micronutient-Survey-2019.pdf

(Accessed 29.09.20)

Notes: Small sample size. Non-pregnant women.

Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m².

6

Estimated per capita fruit intake

Adults, 2017

 

DjiboutiSomalia

Afghanistan

PakistanIraq Yemen

South Sudan

SudanPalestine

SyriaJordan

LibyaKuwait

Saudi Arabia

TunisiaUAE

LebanonEgypt

MoroccoBahrain

Iran QatarOman

0

50

100

150

200

250

g/da

y

Survey type: Measured

Age: 25+

References: Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/

Definitions: Estimated per-capita fruit intake (g/day)

7

Estimated per-capita processed meat intake

Adults, 2017

 

Afghanistan

YemenSomalia

Palestine

SudanSyria

JordanLibya

TunisiaMorocco

Iraq LebanonIran South Sudan

Saudi Arabia

DjiboutiEgypt

PakistanOman

BahrainUAE

KuwaitQatar

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

g/da

y

Survey type: Measured

Age: 25+

References: Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/

Definitions: Estimated per-capita processed meat intake (g per day)

8

Estimated per capita whole grains intake

Adults, 2017

 

MoroccoLebanon

Afghanistan

Iran YemenJordan

PakistanSudan

SyriaTunisia

LibyaPalestine

BahrainIraq Qatar

UAEDjibouti

Saudi Arabia

KuwaitSomalia

OmanEgypt

South Sudan

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

g/da

y

Survey type: Measured

Age: 25+

References: Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/

Definitions: Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day)

9

Mental health - depression disorders

Adults, 2015

 

Afghanistan

EgyptSudan

YemenIraq Syria

JordanSomalia

PakistanSouth Sudan

LibyaMorocco

Saudi Arabia

LebanonOman

BahrainIran Tunisia

KuwaitDjibouti

QatarUAE

0

1

2

3

4

5

% o

f pop

ulat

ion

References: Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and

Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-

NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

Definitions: % of population with depression disorders

10

Mental health - anxiety disorders

Adults, 2015

 

SomaliaSouth Sudan

DjiboutiPakistan

Afghanistan

OmanSudan

UAEYemen

EgyptQatar

BahrainJordan

Saudi Arabia

SyriaIraq Libya

MoroccoIran Kuwait

TunisiaLebanon

0

1

2

3

4

5

% o

f pop

ulat

ion

References: Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and

Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-

NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

Definitions: % of population with anxiety disorders

11

% Infants exclusively breastfed 0-5 months

Children, 2010-2019

 

YemenDjibouti

TunisiaOman

JordanIraq Syria

QatarSomalia

MoroccoEgypt

South Sudan

PakistanIran Sudan

Afghanistan

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

%

Area covered: National

References: The Somali Health and Demographic Survey 2020

Notes: See UNICEF website for further survey information. Available at : https://data.unicef.org/resources/dataset/infant-young-

child-feeding/ (last accessed 28.9.21) Citation: United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and

Monitoring (2021). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Infant and Young Child Feeding: Exclusive breastfeeding, New York,

September 2021.

Definitions: % exclusively breastfed 0-5 months

12

Oesophageal cancer

Men, 2018

 

LebanonPalestine

Iraq OmanSyria

TunisiaJordan

BahrainQatar

Saudi Arabia

LibyaMorocco

UAEEgypt

KuwaitDjibouti

SudanYemen

PakistanIran Somalia

South Sudan

Afghanistan

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

Inci

denc

e pe

r 100

,000

Age: 20+

References: Global Cancer Observatory, Cancer incidence rates http://gco.iarc.fr/ (last accessed 30th June 2020)

Definitions: Estimated age-standardized incidence rates (World) in 2018, oesophagus, adults ages 20+. ASR (World) per

100,000

13

Women, 2018

 

LibyaPalestine

LebanonSyria

TunisiaIraq Jordan

MoroccoEgypt

Saudi Arabia

BahrainUAE

KuwaitOman

QatarDjibouti

PakistanSudan

Iran South Sudan

YemenAfghanistan

Somalia

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

Inci

denc

e pe

r 100

,000

Age: 20+

References: Global Cancer Observatory, Cancer incidence rates http://gco.iarc.fr/ (last accessed 30th June 2020)

Definitions: Estimated age-standardized incidence rates (World) in 2018, oesophagus, adults ages 20+. ASR (World) per

100,000

14

Breast cancer

Women, 2018

 

LibyaYemen

Saudi Arabia

Afghanistan

Iran TunisiaSouth Sudan

OmanIraq Sudan

DjiboutiSomalia

QatarPakistan

BahrainMorocco

EgyptUAE

KuwaitPalestine

JordanSyria

Lebanon

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

Inci

denc

e pe

r 100

,000

Age: 20+

References: Global Cancer Observatory, Cancer incidence rates http://gco.iarc.fr/ (last accessed 30th June 2020)

Definitions: Estimated age-standardized incidence rates (World) in 2018, breast, females, ages 20+. ASR (World) per

100,000

15

Colorectal cancer

Men, 2018

 

PakistanAfghanistan

DjiboutiSudan

EgyptIraq South Sudan

SomaliaYemen

OmanMorocco

KuwaitLibya

TunisiaQatar

BahrainSyria

Iran UAEJordan

Saudi Arabia

LebanonPalestine

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Inci

denc

e pe

r 100

,000

Age: 20+

References: Global Cancer Observatory, Cancer incidence rates http://gco.iarc.fr/ (last accessed 30th June 2020)

Definitions: Estimated age-standardized incidence rates (World) in 2018, colorectum, adults, ages 20+. ASR (World) per

100,000

16

Women, 2018

 

Afghanistan

PakistanSudan

Iraq DjiboutiEgypt

South Sudan

SomaliaYemen

OmanMorocco

Saudi Arabia

TunisiaIran Bahrain

LibyaUAE

QatarKuwait

SyriaPalestine

JordanLebanon

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Inci

denc

e pe

r 100

,000

Age: 20+

References: Global Cancer Observatory, Cancer incidence rates http://gco.iarc.fr/ (last accessed 30th June 2020)

Definitions: Estimated age-standardized incidence rates (World) in 2018, colorectum, adults, ages 20+. ASR (World) per

100,000

17

Pancreatic cancer

Men, 2018

 

DjiboutiSudan

PakistanSomalia

Afghanistan

QatarSouth Sudan

UAEYemen

Saudi Arabia

MoroccoIraq Tunisia

KuwaitIran Oman

BahrainSyria

Palestine

LebanonEgypt

JordanLibya

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Inci

denc

e pe

r 100

,000

Age: 20+

References: Global Cancer Observatory, Cancer incidence rates http://gco.iarc.fr/ (last accessed 30th June 2020)

Definitions: Estimated age-standardized incidence rates (World) in 2018, pancreas, adults, ages 20+. ASR (World) per

100,000

18

Women, 2018

 

PakistanDjibouti

Afghanistan

SudanSaudi Arabia

SomaliaMorocco

TunisiaSouth Sudan

Iraq YemenOman

JordanSyria

Iran EgyptLebanon

BahrainPalestine

LibyaQatar

KuwaitUAE

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

Inci

denc

e pe

r 100

,000

Age: 20+

References: Global Cancer Observatory, Cancer incidence rates http://gco.iarc.fr/ (last accessed 30th June 2020)

Definitions: Estimated age-standardized incidence rates (World) in 2018, pancreas, adults, ages 20+. ASR (World) per

100,000

19

Gallbladder cancer

Men, 2018

 

DjiboutiYemen

SudanSouth Sudan

SomaliaAfghanistan

MoroccoIraq Egypt

Iran BahrainSaudi Arabia

PakistanLebanon

LibyaSyria

KuwaitTunisia

Palestine

QatarJordan

OmanUAE

0

1

2

3

4

5

Inci

denc

e pe

r 100

,000

Age: 20+

References: Global Cancer Observatory, Cancer incidence rates http://gco.iarc.fr/ (last accessed 30th June 2020)

Definitions: Estimated age-standardized incidence rates (World) in 2018, gallbladder, adults, ages 20+. ASR (World) per

100,000

20

Women, 2018

 

YemenDjibouti

EgyptIran Oman

South Sudan

SudanSaudi Arabia

SomaliaBahrain

MoroccoAfghanistan

Iraq KuwaitPalestine

LebanonSyria

TunisiaJordan

QatarPakistan

LibyaUAE

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

Inci

denc

e pe

r 100

,000

Age: 20+

References: Global Cancer Observatory, Cancer incidence rates http://gco.iarc.fr/ (last accessed 30th June 2020)

Definitions: Estimated age-standardized incidence rates (World) in 2018, gallbladder, adults, ages 20+. ASR (World) per

100,000

21

Kidney cancer

Men, 2018

 

YemenSouth Sudan

DjiboutiSomalia

SudanPakistan

Afghanistan

MoroccoBahrain

OmanQatar

TunisiaIraq Kuwait

EgyptIran Saudi Arabia

UAEJordan

SyriaLibya

Palestine

Lebanon

0

2

4

6

8

10

Inci

denc

e pe

r 100

,000

Age: 20+

References: Global Cancer Observatory, Cancer incidence rates http://gco.iarc.fr/ (last accessed 30th June 2020)

Definitions: Estimated age-standardized incidence rates (World) in 2018, kidney, adults, ages 20+. ASR (World) per 100,000

22

Women, 2018

 

YemenSouth Sudan

BahrainMorocco

SudanPakistan

Afghanistan

SomaliaDjibouti

EgyptIraq Oman

KuwaitTunisia

LibyaIran Syria

Saudi Arabia

JordanLebanon

Palestine

QatarUAE

0

1

2

3

4

5

Inci

denc

e pe

r 100

,000

Age: 20+

References: Global Cancer Observatory, Cancer incidence rates http://gco.iarc.fr/ (last accessed 30th June 2020)

Definitions: Estimated age-standardized incidence rates (World) in 2018, kidney, adults, ages 20+. ASR (World) per 100,000

23

Cancer of the uterus

Women, 2018

 

YemenIraq Egypt

Iran Palestine

Saudi Arabia

JordanKuwait

SyriaBahrain

QatarTunisia

LebanonOman

UAEAfghanistan

PakistanSudan

LibyaDjibouti

MoroccoSomalia

South Sudan

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

Inci

denc

e pe

r 100

,000

Age: 20+

References: Global Cancer Observatory, Cancer incidence rates http://gco.iarc.fr/ (last accessed 30th June 2020)

Definitions: Estimated age-standardized incidence rates (World) in 2018, cervix uteri, females, ages 20+. ASR (World) per

100,000

24

Raised blood pressure

Adults, 2015

 

Iran LebanonJordan

UAEBahrain

QatarTunisia

Saudi Arabia

KuwaitLibya

SyriaOman

EgyptIraq Morocco

DjiboutiPakistan

Afghanistan

YemenSomalia

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

% ra

ised

blo

od p

ress

ure

References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation,

http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en

Definitions: Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

25

Men, 2015

 

Iran UAEBahrain

QatarJordan

LebanonTunisia

Saudi Arabia

EgyptSyria

LibyaKuwait

Iraq OmanMorocco

DjiboutiYemen

Afghanistan

PakistanSomalia

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

% ra

ised

blo

od p

ress

ure

References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation,

http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en

Definitions: Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

26

Women, 2015

 

LebanonUAE

JordanIran Bahrain

QatarKuwait

Saudi Arabia

LibyaOman

TunisiaSyria

Iraq EgyptDjibouti

MoroccoPakistan

Afghanistan

YemenSomalia

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

% ra

ised

blo

od p

ress

ure

References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation,

http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en

Definitions: Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

27

Raised cholesterol

Adults, 2008

 

Afghanistan

SomaliaPakistan

YemenSudan

LibyaDjibouti

MoroccoSaudi Arabia

EgyptSyria

TunisiaIraq Lebanon

JordanOman

BahrainIran Kuwait

QatarUAE

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

% ra

ised

cho

lest

erol

References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation,

http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885

Definitions: % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

28

Men, 2008

 

Afghanistan

SomaliaPakistan

YemenSudan

EgyptLibya

MoroccoSaudi Arabia

DjiboutiTunisia

SyriaLebanon

Iraq JordanOman

Iran BahrainKuwait

QatarUAE

0

10

20

30

40

50

% ra

ised

cho

lest

erol

References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation,

http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885

Definitions: % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

29

Women, 2008

 

Afghanistan

SomaliaPakistan

SudanYemen

DjiboutiLibya

MoroccoSaudi Arabia

SyriaTunisia

Iraq EgyptLebanon

JordanOman

BahrainKuwait

QatarIran UAE

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

% ra

ised

cho

lest

erol

References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation,

http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885

Definitions: % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

30

Raised fasting blood glucose

Men, 2014

 

SomaliaDjibouti

SudanYemen

BahrainPakistan

Afghanistan

LebanonOman

Iran TunisiaMorocco

SyriaUAE

LibyaSaudi Arabia

JordanIraq Qatar

KuwaitEgypt

0

5

10

15

20

% ra

ised

fast

ing

bloo

d gl

ucos

e

References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation,

http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en

Definitions: Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication).

31

Women, 2014

 

SomaliaSudan

DjiboutiIran Afghanistan

BahrainTunisia

PakistanYemen

MoroccoSyria

OmanLebanon

UAELibya

EgyptJordan

Iraq Saudi Arabia

QatarKuwait

0

5

10

15

20

% ra

ised

fast

ing

bloo

d gl

ucos

e

References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation,

http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en

Definitions: Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication).

32

Diabetes prevalence

Adults, 2019

 

DjiboutiSomalia

YemenMorocco

TunisiaIraq Afghanistan

Palestine

Iran OmanLibya

South Sudan

LebanonKuwait

JordanSyria

BahrainQatar

Saudi Arabia

UAEEgypt

PakistanSudan

0

5

10

15

20

% d

iabe

tes

prev

alen

ce

Age: 20-79

References: Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium:

2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org

Definitions: Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).

PDF created on October 20, 2021

33