Chart 1
Percentage who self-reported being obese and overweight, by sex, household population aged 18 and older, Canada, 2003 to 2009 – description

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This is a stacked line chart showing the percentages of men and women aged 18 or older who reported being obese and overweight. The markers are displayed at the years 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2009.

The Y axis is measured by percentages and increases by increments of five from 0 to 50.

On the X axis from left to right are the years, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

The top line shows overweight men; the second line down shows overweight women; the third line shows obese men, and the bottom line shows obese women.

The percentage of overweight men was 41.3% in 2003, 41.2% in 2005, and 40.9% in 2007. There were 40.3% of men who were overweight in 2008, and 40.2% in 2009.

The percentage of overweight women was 26.8% in 2003, 27.1% in 2005 and 27.1% in 2007. There were 27.4% of women who were overweight in 2008, and 27.2% in 2009.

The percentage of obese men was 16.0% in 2003, 16.9% in 2005, and 17.9% in 2007. There were 18.3% of men who were obese in 2008, and 19.0% in 2009.

The percentage of obese women was 14.5% in 2003, 14.7% in 2005, and 15.8% in 2007. There were 16.2% of women who were obese in 2008, and 16.7% in 2009.

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2009.

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