Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Canada
Canada: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 61.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
61.7%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
88th
of 198 countries
All-time high
61.7%
in 2022
All-time low
38.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Canada, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Canada recorded 61.7% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Canada peaked at 61.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 1980.
Canada ranks 88th 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 (crude estimate) in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 38.3% | — |
| 1981 | 39.1% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 39.9% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 40.7% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 41.7% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 42.6% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 43.7% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 44.7% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 45.7% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 46.7% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 47.8% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 48.8% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 49.9% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 50.9% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 51.8% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 52.8% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 53.7% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 54.5% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 55.3% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 56.0% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 56.7% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 57.4% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 57.9% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 58.5% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 59.0% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 59.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 59.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 60.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 60.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 60.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 60.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 61.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 61.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 61.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 61.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 61.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 61.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 61.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 61.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 61.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 61.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 61.7% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.3% | 38.3% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.1% | 47.8% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.0% | 56.7% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 60.9% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.7% | 61.6% | 61.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Canada?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Canada was 61.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 61.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 1980.
- How does Canada rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Canada ranks 88th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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