Canada vs Ireland: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Canada
11.4%
in 2024
Ireland
11.2%
in 2024
Canada rank
22nd
Ireland rank
23rd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Canada
- Ireland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 11.4% against 11.2% in Ireland, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 22nd and Ireland ranks 23rd of 163 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 8.8% | 1.1% | Canada |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 10.6% | 0.6% | Canada |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.2% | 0.3% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Canada or Ireland?
- Canada, at 11.4% against 11.2% in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Canada and Ireland?
- 0.2%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ireland?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Ireland rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Canada ranks 22nd and Ireland ranks 23rd 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.