Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Canada
Canada: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 10.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Canada, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Canada is 10.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Canada peaked at 10.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1980.
That places Canada 113th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.2% | — |
| 1981 | 2.3% | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 2.5% | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 2.7% | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 2.8% | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 3.0% | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 3.3% | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 4.0% | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 4.3% | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 4.9% | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 5.2% | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 5.6% | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 6.3% | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 7.5% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 4.3% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 7.9% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 10.2% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.3% | 10.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Canada?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Canada was 10.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1980.
- How does Canada rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Canada ranks 113th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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