Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Canada
Canada: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 27.98 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
27.98
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
84th
of 193 countries
All-time high
29.67
in 2010
All-time low
20.06
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Canada, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Canada stood at 27.98.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Canada peaked at 29.67 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 20.06, in 1990.
Canada ranks 84th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.06 | — |
| 1991 | 20.62 | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 21.21 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 21.81 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 22.41 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 23.03 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 23.66 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 24.29 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 24.94 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 25.59 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 26.24 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 26.88 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 27.47 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 28.01 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 28.48 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 28.85 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 29.15 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 29.39 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 29.56 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 29.65 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 29.67 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 29.63 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 29.53 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 29.39 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 29.23 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 29.05 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 28.88 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 28.72 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 28.57 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 28.42 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 28.28 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 28.13 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 27.98 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.76 | 20.06 | 25.59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.37 | 26.24 | 29.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.11 | 28.42 | 29.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.13 | 27.98 | 28.28 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Canada?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Canada was 27.98 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 29.67 in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.06 in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Canada ranks 84th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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