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Percent of overweight or obese Canadian adolescents based on BMI 2005-2017

Percentage of Canadian adolescents that are overweight or obese based on BMI from 2005 to 2017

The data shows the estimated percentage of Canadian adolescents aged 12 to 17 years that are considered overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI) from 2005 to 2017. In 2017, around 27.9% of Canadian adolescents were considered overweight or obese.

2005 19.4
2007 18.7
2008 19.3
2009 19.7
2010 20
2011 20.4
2012 21.8
2013 20.7
2014 23.1
2015 24.5
2016 26.8
2017 27.9