Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Canada
Canada: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 25.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
25.9%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
105th
of 198 countries
All-time high
27.3%
in 2010
All-time low
14.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Canada, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Canada is 25.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Canada peaked at 27.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1980.
Canada ranks 105th 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.0% | — |
| 1981 | 14.4% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 14.8% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 15.2% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 15.7% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 16.1% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 16.6% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 17.1% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 17.6% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 18.1% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 18.6% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 19.2% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 19.7% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 20.3% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 20.8% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 21.4% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 22.0% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 22.6% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 23.2% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 23.8% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 24.4% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 24.9% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 25.4% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 25.9% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 26.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 27.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 27.3% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 27.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 26.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 26.3% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 25.9% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.0% | 14.0% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.2% | 18.6% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 24.4% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 26.6% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 25.9% | 26.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Canada?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Canada was 25.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1980.
- How does Canada rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Canada ranks 105th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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