Canada vs IBRD only: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Canada
11.4%
in 2024
IBRD only
6.8%
in 2024
Canada rank
22nd
IBRD only rank
19th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Canada
- IBRD only
How they compare
Canada currently reports 11.4% against 6.8% in IBRD only, a difference of 4.6%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.7 times IBRD only's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 22nd and IBRD only ranks 19th of 163 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | IBRD only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 5.7% | 4.3% | Canada |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 6.1% | 5.1% | Canada |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 6.5% | 4.9% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Canada or IBRD only?
- Canada, at 11.4% against 6.8% in IBRD only as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Canada and IBRD only?
- 4.6%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and IBRD only?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Canada and IBRD only rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Canada ranks 22nd and IBRD only ranks 19th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.