Text Equivalent - Obesity in Canada

Figure 15 - Estimated Annual Direct and Indirect Costs Associated with Obesity ($ billion), Adults Ages 18 and Older, Canada 2000-2008

Figure 15 shows the trend over nine years, from 2000 to 2008, in the estimated annual direct and indirect costs, in billions of dollars, associated with adult obesity: year 2000 ($1.55 billion in direct costs, $2.33 billion in indirect costs); 2001 ($1.61 billion, $2.38 billion); 2002 ($1.66 billion, $2.43 billion); 2003 ($1.71 billion, $2.43 billion); 2004 ($1.72 billion, $2.39 billion); 2005 ($1.83 billion, $2.56 billion); 2006 ($1.91 billion, $2.65 billion); 2007 ($1.99 billion, $2.69 billion); and 2008 ($1.98 billion, $2.63 billion).

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