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  1. Percentage of Canadian adults who were overweight or obese from 2015 to 2023...

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    Updated Jun 24, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Percentage of Canadian adults who were overweight or obese from 2015 to 2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/748339/share-of-canadians-overweight-or-obese-based-on-bmi/
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 24, 2025
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    Canada
    Description

    In 2023, around ** percent of adults aged 18 years and older in Canada were obese, while **** percent were overweight. Although the percentage of overweight adults stayed about the same from 2015 to 2023, the percentage of obese adults in the same time period increased by about **** percentage points. In 2023, there were around **** million adults in Canada who were obese, while the number of adults who were overweight was almost ** million. Adolescent obesity The share of Canadian adolescents who are overweight or obese has slowly increased since 2005. In 2022, around ** percent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years were either overweight and obese. The total number of obese or overweight Canadian adolescents in 2022 was around *** thousand. By 2030, it is estimated that Canada will have over *** million children who are obese. Deaths from obesity Being overweight or obese are major health problems that can result in early death. In 2021, it was estimated that around ***** percent of all deaths in Canada could be attributed to obesity. At that time, there were around ** deaths per 100,000 population in Canada that could be attributed to obesity. Diabetes, which is also related to obesity, accounted for about *** percent of all deaths in Canada in 2023, making it the seventh leading cause of death that year.

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Percentage of Canadian adults who were overweight or obese from 2015 to 2023

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Dataset updated
Jun 24, 2025
Dataset authored and provided by
Statistahttp://statista.com/
Area covered
Canada
Description

In 2023, around ** percent of adults aged 18 years and older in Canada were obese, while **** percent were overweight. Although the percentage of overweight adults stayed about the same from 2015 to 2023, the percentage of obese adults in the same time period increased by about **** percentage points. In 2023, there were around **** million adults in Canada who were obese, while the number of adults who were overweight was almost ** million. Adolescent obesity The share of Canadian adolescents who are overweight or obese has slowly increased since 2005. In 2022, around ** percent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years were either overweight and obese. The total number of obese or overweight Canadian adolescents in 2022 was around *** thousand. By 2030, it is estimated that Canada will have over *** million children who are obese. Deaths from obesity Being overweight or obese are major health problems that can result in early death. In 2021, it was estimated that around ***** percent of all deaths in Canada could be attributed to obesity. At that time, there were around ** deaths per 100,000 population in Canada that could be attributed to obesity. Diabetes, which is also related to obesity, accounted for about *** percent of all deaths in Canada in 2023, making it the seventh leading cause of death that year.

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