Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Canada
Canada: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 11.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Canada, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Canada stood at 11.4%.
That represents a change of up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Canada peaked at 11.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2000.
That places Canada 24th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.1% | — |
| 2001 | 9.3% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 11.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 9.1% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 10.8% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More infrastructure data for Canada
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 37.40 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 94.11 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.97 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 27.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2658 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 10.97 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9064 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Canada?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Canada was 11.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Canada ranks 24th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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