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. 2025 Jul 14;197(25):E708–E718. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.241421

Table 2:

Weighted prevalence of BMI categories among adults from the Canadian Community Health Survey by year

BMI category Weighted prevalence, %
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Underweight 1.34 1.29 1.28 1.32 1.48 1.44 1.30 1.25 1.35 1.48 1.60 1.67 1.66 1.60 1.64
Normal 34.97 34.14 34.54 33.54 32.95 32.90 32.53 32.31 31.70 31.16 30.87 30.26 29.02 29.34 28.05
Overweight 38.74 38.93 37.97 38.77 38.35 37.22 38.42 37.87 38.21 38.42 37.99 37.68 37.53 36.69 37.62
Obesity 24.95 25.64 26.21 26.36 27.22 28.44 27.75 28.57 28.74 28.94 29.54 30.39 31.79 32.36 32.69
 Class I 17.38 17.67 18.18 18.42 18.78 19.09 18.85 19.22 19.09 19.38 19.39 19.93 20.78 20.39 20.11
 Class II 5.21 5.39 5.48 5.29 5.52 6.46 6.00 6.35 6.23 6.29 6.56 6.81 7.05 7.65 7.65
 Class III 2.37 2.58 2.55 2.65 2.93 2.89 2.91 3.00 3.42 3.27 3.59 3.64 3.96 4.32 4.93

Note: BMI = body mass index.