Canada vs Ireland: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Canada
25.9%
in 2024
Ireland
25.3%
in 2024
Canada rank
105th
Ireland rank
108th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Canada
- Ireland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 25.9% against 25.3% in Ireland, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ireland ahead.
Canada ranks 105th and Ireland ranks 108th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.0% | 18.5% | 2.6% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 21.2% | 24.6% | 3.4% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 29.2% | 3.0% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 28.4% | 1.4% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 26.0% | 0.2% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Canada or Ireland?
- Canada, at 25.9% against 25.3% in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Canada and Ireland?
- 0.6%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ireland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Ireland rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Canada ranks 105th and Ireland ranks 108th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.