Chart 1
Percentage who were obese and overweight (self–reported), by sex, household population aged 18 or older, Canada, 2003 to 2011 – description

This is a 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, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

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, 2009, 2010, and 2011.

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, 40.2% in 2009, 41.1% in 2010, and 40.2% in 2011.

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, 27.2% in 2009 and 2010, and 27.3% in 2011.

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, 19.0% in 2009, and 19.8% in 2010 and 2011.

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, 16.7% in 2009, 16.5% in 2010, and 16.8% in 2011.

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.