Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Canada
Canada: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 58.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
58.4%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
85th
of 198 countries
All-time high
58.7%
in 2017
All-time low
39.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Canada, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Canada is 58.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Canada peaked at 58.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 1980.
Canada ranks 85th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 39.3% | — |
| 1981 | 40.1% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 40.8% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 41.6% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 42.5% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 43.3% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 44.1% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 45.0% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 45.8% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 46.7% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 47.5% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 48.4% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 49.2% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 50.0% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 50.8% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 51.6% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 52.3% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 53.0% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 53.7% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 54.3% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 54.9% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 55.4% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 55.9% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 56.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 56.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 57.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 57.5% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 57.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 58.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 58.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 58.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 58.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 58.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 58.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 58.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 58.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 58.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 58.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 58.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 58.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 58.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 58.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.9% | 39.3% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.1% | 47.5% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 54.9% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 58.4% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 58.4% | 58.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Canada?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Canada was 58.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 1980.
- How does Canada rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Canada ranks 85th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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