Canada vs Vanuatu: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese
Canada
28.3%
in 2024
Vanuatu
28.9%
in 2024
Canada rank
86th
Vanuatu rank
83rd
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese over time
- Canada
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 28.9% against 28.3% in Canada, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 86th and Vanuatu ranks 83rd of 199 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.5% | 13.9% | 3.6% | Canada |
| 1990s | 23.2% | 16.1% | 7.1% | Canada |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 20.2% | 8.5% | Canada |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 24.2% | 5.2% | Canada |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 27.8% | 0.8% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese, Canada or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 28.9% against 28.3% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese between Canada and Vanuatu?
- 0.6%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Vanuatu?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Vanuatu rank globally for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Canada ranks 86th and Vanuatu ranks 83rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.