Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Canada
Canada: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 59.15 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Canada, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Canada recorded 59.15 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Canada peaked at 59.15 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.5, in 1990.
Canada ranks 75th 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.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.5 | — |
| 1991 | 48.35 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 49.19 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 50.01 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 50.81 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 51.58 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 52.33 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 53.05 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 53.72 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 54.36 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 54.95 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 55.51 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 56.01 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 56.46 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 56.87 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 57.23 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 57.56 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 57.84 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 58.08 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 58.28 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 58.43 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 58.54 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 58.63 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 58.69 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 58.76 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 58.81 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 58.87 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 58.93 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 58.97 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 59.01 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 59.06 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 59.1 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 59.15 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.09 | 47.5 | 54.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.88 | 54.95 | 58.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.76 | 58.43 | 59.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.1 | 59.06 | 59.15 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Canada?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Canada was 59.15 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 59.15 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5 in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Canada ranks 75th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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