Children moderately or severely overweight in Canada
Canada: Children moderately or severely overweight was 213.7 num th in 2024. β² Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Canada, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Canada recorded 213.7 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Canada peaked at 223 num th in 2018 and was at its lowest, 165.3 num th, in 2000.
Canada ranks 38th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 175.93 num th | 165.3 num th | 197.8 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 216.8 num th | 204 num th | 223 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 216.52 num th | 213.7 num th | 220.6 num th | 5 |
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- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.8573 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,880 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 185 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 151 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 26 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,692 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Canada?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Canada was 213.7 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 223 num th in 2018.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 165.3 num th in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Canada ranks 38th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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