Prevalence of overweight in Canada
Canada: Prevalence of overweight was 59.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Canada, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight in Canada is 59.1%, measured 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 in Canada peaked at 59.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 1990.
That places Canada 77th out of 196 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 overweight in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.5% | — |
| 1991 | 48.4% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 49.2% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 50.0% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 50.8% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 51.6% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 52.3% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 53.0% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 53.7% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 54.4% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 55.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 55.5% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 56.0% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 56.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 56.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 57.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 57.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 57.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 58.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 58.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 58.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 58.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 58.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 58.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 58.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 58.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 58.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 59.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 59.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 59.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.1% | 47.5% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.9% | 55.0% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.8% | 58.4% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 59.1% | 59.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Canada?
- Prevalence of overweight in Canada was 59.1% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 59.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Canada ranks 77th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.