Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Canada
Canada: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 10.94 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
10.94
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
83rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
11.5
in 2012
All-time low
4.46
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Canada, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Canada stood at 10.94.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Canada peaked at 11.5 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.46, in 1990.
That places Canada 83rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.46 | — |
| 1991 | 4.75 | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 5.06 | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 5.4 | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 5.76 | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 6.14 | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 6.55 | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 6.97 | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 7.41 | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 7.86 | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 8.32 | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 8.78 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 9.22 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 9.64 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 10.03 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 10.37 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 10.68 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 10.94 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 11.16 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 11.33 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 11.43 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 11.49 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 11.5 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 11.47 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 11.42 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 11.35 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 11.27 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 11.2 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 11.14 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 11.09 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 11.04 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 10.99 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 10.94 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.04 | 4.46 | 7.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.05 | 8.32 | 11.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.34 | 11.09 | 11.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.99 | 10.94 | 11.04 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Canada?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Canada was 10.94 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5 in 2012.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.46 in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Canada ranks 83rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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