In 2019, it was estimated that the total cost due to lost productivity from disability attributable to obesity in Canada was 11.8 billion Canadian dollars. This graph shows the total cost attributable to obesity in Canada in 2019, by type of cost.
Total annual cost attributable to obesity in Canada in 2019, by type of cost
(in billion Canadian dollars)
Characteristic
Total annual cost in billion Canadian dollars
Morbidity cost
7.8
Productivity cost (disability)
11.8
Productivity cost (premature mortality)
4.4
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