Students in grades 6 to 12 who are overweight or obese (based on self-reported height and weight)

Table

Unit %

Academic Year 2025-2026 Academic Year 2024-2025 Academic Year 2023-2024 Academic Year 2022-2023 Academic Year 2021-2022
Province
New Brunswick
26.9
25.7 - 28.0
27.0
26.5 - 27.4
26.9
26.5 - 27.4
26.5
26.1 - 27.0
28.3
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
26.2
24.2 - 28.3
26.2
25.4 - 27.0
26.1
25.3 - 26.9
26.2
25.4 - 27.1
28.6
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
26.1
23.9 - 28.3
25.5
24.5 - 26.5
26.1
25.2 - 27.0
25.3
24.4 - 26.3
26.9
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
28.1
25.8 - 30.4
26.9
26.0 - 27.9
27.2
26.3 - 28.1
26.3
25.4 - 27.3
27.4
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
S
27.4
25.5 - 29.3
27.2
25.3 - 29.1
27.8
25.9 - 29.7
29.8
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
29.2
26.4 - 32.1
28.4
25.7 - 31.0
27.1
24.3 - 29.9
27.6
24.7 - 30.5
33.3
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
26.7
24.4 - 28.9
30.0
28.3 - 31.7
28.1
26.4 - 29.7
28.0
26.3 - 29.7
29.2
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
30.9
28.4 - 33.5
31.9
29.9 - 33.9
32.7
30.6 - 34.8
31.0
29.0 - 33.1
32.6
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
25.6
23.8 - 27.5
29.3
26.9 - 31.7
27.4
25.1 - 29.8
27.0
24.6 - 29.5
27.9
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
33.7
31.2 - 36.2
31.7
28.9 - 34.5
32.7
29.9 - 35.4
31.5
28.5 - 34.6
39.2
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
29.2
24.7 - 33.7
28.6
25.1 - 32.1
27.9
23.9 - 31.8
27.7
23.8 - 31.6
35.4
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
25.1
16.9 - 33.3
25.1
20.9 - 29.4
23.9
19.8 - 28.1
20.9
16.9 - 24.9
27.3
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
29.3
27.1 - 31.6
28.1
24.0 - 32.1
26.2
22.3 - 30.1
27.4
23.0 - 31.9
30.4
Dieppe and Memramcook
19.4
17.7 - 21.1
21.6
19.5 - 23.7
20.8
18.7 - 22.9
20.3
18.2 - 22.4
23.5
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
35.3
28.8 - 41.8
34.5
28.3 - 40.7
38.6
32.3 - 44.9
44.4
37.8 - 51.0
37.0
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
S
27.8
25.1 - 30.5
28.8
26.0 - 31.5
28.4
25.7 - 31.0
30.9
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
29.3
26.0 - 32.6
27.6
25.4 - 29.8
30.1
27.8 - 32.5
28.4
26.0 - 30.7
31.3
Fredericton
25.8
22.7 - 29.0
23.9
22.5 - 25.3
24.3
23.0 - 25.5
23.6
22.3 - 25.0
24.1
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
34.5
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
20.9
14.9 - 26.9
25.7
22.5 - 28.8
24.7
21.7 - 27.8
25.8
22.7 - 28.9
27.9
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
25.9
25.9 - 25.9
33.9
25.1 - 42.7
26.5
20.7 - 32.4
32.0
25.3 - 38.7
26.4
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
S
30.4
25.3 - 35.5
27.5
22.5 - 32.5
30.5
25.1 - 36.0
29.5
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
29.2
25.0 - 33.5
38.0
33.4 - 42.6
33.0
28.4 - 37.5
35.3
30.4 - 40.1
34.1
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
30.6
27.8 - 33.3
32.2
30.1 - 34.2
32.7
30.5 - 34.9
31.0
28.9 - 33.2
32.4
Moncton
26.1
23.7 - 28.5
25.1
23.9 - 26.3
25.5
24.4 - 26.7
25.0
23.7 - 26.2
27.4
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
26.3
21.4 - 31.2
31.3
26.8 - 35.8
31.0
26.4 - 35.7
25.3
21.0 - 29.6
28.9
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
35.9
34.6 - 37.1
28.5
21.6 - 35.3
33.4
26.7 - 40.0
30.9
23.8 - 38.1
34.1
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
27.7
25.4 - 30.0
27.9
22.1 - 33.6
25.8
20.8 - 30.9
19.9
15.3 - 24.6
25.1
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
31.7
25.8 - 37.7
27.8
25.4 - 30.2
28.7
26.2 - 31.2
26.6
24.2 - 29.0
29.4
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
37.0
29.6 - 44.4
33.2
28.4 - 38.0
33.6
28.7 - 38.6
33.7
28.9 - 38.5
37.0
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
20.2
17.8 - 22.6
20.7
19.1 - 22.3
20.2
18.7 - 21.8
19.8
18.3 - 21.4
18.8
Riverview and Coverdale
24.4
24.2 - 24.6
25.7
23.4 - 27.9
26.2
23.8 - 28.7
28.5
26.0 - 31.0
26.8
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
30.7
28.2 - 33.2
28.4
24.8 - 32.0
28.7
24.9 - 32.6
29.0
24.9 - 33.1
23.4
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
27.3
25.4 - 29.3
28.0
26.4 - 29.7
27.8
26.4 - 29.2
26.4
25.0 - 27.8
29.5
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
29.3
28.8 - 29.8
26.9
23.4 - 30.3
26.2
23.1 - 29.4
30.9
27.5 - 34.3
33.0
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
27.3
26.2 - 28.5
31.3
27.8 - 34.9
28.1
24.8 - 31.3
28.8
25.1 - 32.4
32.9
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
33.3
29.8 - 36.8
35.8
31.2 - 40.4
32.4
27.7 - 37.2
37.1
32.2 - 41.9
39.7
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
33.2
28.9 - 37.5
28.1
24.3 - 32.0
29.7
25.8 - 33.6
34.5
29.9 - 39.0
35.2
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
29.6
26.6 - 32.7
26.9
23.6 - 30.2
28.7
25.2 - 32.1
31.9
28.5 - 35.4
28.7
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
29.3
24.4 - 34.2
27.2
24.0 - 30.5
29.8
26.7 - 33.0
25.0
22.2 - 27.9
31.0
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
25.9
23.9 - 28.0
30.7
27.2 - 34.2
29.8
26.3 - 33.3
29.2
25.5 - 32.8
28.8
School districts
Anglophone East School District
27.4
25.9 - 28.9
26.7
25.6 - 27.8
27.1
26.0 - 28.1
27.5
26.4 - 28.6
27.9
Anglophone North School District
30.5
27.9 - 33.1
31.9
30.3 - 33.5
32.1
30.5 - 33.8
30.7
29.0 - 32.4
33.3
Anglophone South School District
26.1
23.8 - 28.3
25.6
24.6 - 26.6
26.0
25.1 - 27.0
25.4
24.5 - 26.4
27.2
Anglophone West School District
28.6
26.2 - 31.0
27.1
26.2 - 28.1
27.7
26.7 - 28.6
26.4
25.5 - 27.4
28.0
Anglophone sector
27.7
26.6 - 28.9
27.2
26.6 - 27.7
27.5
26.9 - 28.0
26.8
26.3 - 27.4
28.3
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
27.4
25.1 - 29.7
28.8
27.2 - 30.4
27.4
25.7 - 29.0
27.6
26.0 - 29.3
30.2
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
S
26.7
24.7 - 28.7
27.1
25.1 - 29.1
27.8
25.8 - 29.8
29.4
District scolaire francophone Sud
23.4
20.4 - 26.4
24.9
23.6 - 26.1
23.6
22.4 - 24.7
23.8
22.4 - 25.1
26.9
Francophone sector
24.4
22.0 - 26.8
26.4
25.5 - 27.3
25.4
24.5 - 26.2
25.7
24.8 - 26.7
28.4
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
29.2
27.9 - 30.5
29.6
28.8 - 30.3
29.2
28.4 - 30.0
29.5
28.7 - 30.3
31.1
Grades 9 to 12
25.9
24.4 - 27.3
25.7
25.1 - 26.3
25.8
25.3 - 26.4
25.2
24.6 - 25.7
27.0
Gender
Female
21.1
19.9 - 22.4
21.1
20.5 - 21.8
21.1
20.5 - 21.8
20.6
19.9 - 21.3
21.9
Male
31.1
29.7 - 32.5
31.1
30.4 - 31.7
30.9
30.3 - 31.5
30.6
29.9 - 31.2
33.0
Non-binary
36.1
31.7 - 40.6
37.0
31.9 - 42.0
34.4
30.3 - 38.5
34.2
31.4 - 36.9
32.9
Sex at birth
Female
21.7
20.5 - 23.0
21.7
21.1 - 22.4
22.0
21.4 - 22.7
21.6
21.0 - 22.3
22.9
Male
31.1
29.8 - 32.5
31.3
30.6 - 31.9
30.9
30.2 - 31.5
30.6
29.9 - 31.3
32.9
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
33.0
31.0 - 35.0
32.1
30.5 - 33.7
32.7
31.2 - 34.2
30.7
29.5 - 31.9
32.4
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
35.5
32.8 - 38.2
33.3
31.5 - 35.1
35.3
33.4 - 37.1
34.4
32.3 - 36.5
38.7
Immigrant
Immigrants
25.0
23.4 - 26.7
23.4
22.2 - 24.7
24.1
22.8 - 25.4
21.8
20.5 - 23.1
24.5
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
35.4
32.8 - 38.1
33.0
31.1 - 35.0
30.7
28.8 - 32.6
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
26.8
25.5 - 28.1
26.4
25.3 - 27.6
26.0
24.9 - 27.2
n/a
n/a
Socioeconomic status
High socioeconomic status
21.4
20.1 - 22.8
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Low socioeconomic status
34.9
33.0 - 36.8
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size

About

This indicator is the percentage of students in grades 6 to 12 who are overweight or obese (based on self-reported height and weight).

Source

New Brunswick Health Council, Student Wellness and Education Survey, Grades 6-12

Calculations

This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of respondents who "have a BMI higher than an age/gender specific cutoff" by the number of respondents who "give their height and their weight". The BMI is obtained by dividing the weight in kilograms by the height in square metres. Conversions are applied to obtain the correct unit of measure from the following questions: How much do you weigh without your shoes on? And how tall are you without your shoes on?

Notes

This indicator has replaced SH_BMI02_3 starting with the 2021-2022 edition of the questionnaire.

Due to a low school participation rate in some areas of the province for the 2025-2026 edition of this survey, survey results are not available for District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest (school district), Madawaska and North-West Area (health zone), Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer (community), and Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area (community).

Users are advised to exercise caution if comparing data from the community of Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area to other New Brunswick communities. The data for the community of Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area is based on students in grades 6 to 8, while data from the other communities are based on students in grades 6 to 12. Survey results are assigned to communities based on the location of the school. The community of Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area does not have any schools with grades 9 to 12.

Unit

%

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

SH_BMI03_1

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