Table 1

Targets and Indicators in the National NCD Monitoring Framework15 for adolescents

Framework elementTargets for 2025Indicator
Outcomes
NCD risk factors
ObesityHalt the rise in obesityPrevalence of obesity in adolescents (defined as 2 SD BMI for age and sex overweight according to the WHO Growth Reference).
Physical inactivity10% relative reduction in the prevalence of insufficient physical activityPrevalence of insufficiently active adolescents (defined as less than 60 min per day of physical activity).
Tobacco use30% relative reduction in the prevalence of current tobacco usePrevalence of current tobacco use (smoking and smokeless) among adolescents.
  • BMI, body mass index; NCD, non-communicable disease.