Canada vs Türkiye: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Canada
25.9%
in 2024
Türkiye
27.3%
in 2024
Canada rank
105th
Türkiye rank
102nd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Canada
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 27.3% against 25.9% in Canada, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 105th and Türkiye ranks 102nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Türkiye in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.0% | 12.5% | 3.5% | Canada |
| 1990s | 21.2% | 14.6% | 6.5% | Canada |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 19.2% | 7.0% | Canada |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 24.1% | 3.0% | Canada |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 26.8% | 0.6% | Türkiye |
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 Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 27.3% against 25.9% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Canada and Türkiye?
- 1.4%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Türkiye?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Türkiye rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Canada ranks 105th and Türkiye ranks 102nd 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.