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Canada: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2

Name: Canada: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2
Creator: World Health Organization
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo/

58.40percent · 2024-0.3% since 2014

Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). WHO Global Health Observatory indicator NCD_BMI_25A. Annual figures for Canada from 1980 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

Year	Value (percent)	Note
2024	58.4
2023	58.5
2022	58.5
2021	58.5
2020	58.6
2019	58.6
2018	58.6
2017	58.7
2016	58.7
2015	58.6
2014	58.6
2013	58.6
2012	58.5
2011	58.5
2010	58.4
2009	58.2
2008	58
2007	57.8
2006	57.5
2005	57.2
2004	56.8
2003	56.4
2002	55.9
2001	55.4
2000	54.9
1999	54.3
1998	53.7
1997	53
1996	52.3
1995	51.6
1994	50.8
1993	50
1992	49.2
1991	48.4
1990	47.5
1989	46.7
1988	45.8
1987	45
1986	44.1
1985	43.3
1984	42.5
1983	41.6
1982	40.8
1981	40.1
1980	39.3

Source

Published by World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Health Organization (2026). Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/who-ncd-bmi-25a (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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