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Reduce consumption of saturated fat by people aged 2 years and over — NWS‑11 Data

Status: Getting worse

  Getting worse

Most Recent Data:
11.9 percent (2017-20) *

Target:
8.4 percent *

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
11.4 percent was the mean percentage of calories from saturated fat consumed by persons aged 2 years and over in 2013-16 *

Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Mean percent of total daily calorie intake from saturated fats, 2013-16 to 2017-20 * 
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2013-16 2017-20
Total
11.4
CI 11.3 / 11.5
SE 0.069
11.9
CI 11.7 / 12.1
SE 0.095