Cuba vs Italy: Share of men who are overweight or obese
Cuba
54.2%
in 2024
Italy
53.6%
in 2024
Cuba rank
108th
Italy rank
111th
Share of men who are overweight or obese over time
- Cuba
- Italy
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 54.2% against 53.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Italy ahead.
Cuba ranks 108th and Italy ranks 111th of 199 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.0% | 50.1% | 31.1% | Italy |
| 1990s | 26.9% | 52.8% | 26.0% | Italy |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 57.5% | 20.7% | Italy |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 57.4% | 11.0% | Italy |
| 2020s | 52.6% | 54.4% | 1.8% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of men who are overweight or obese, Cuba or Italy?
- Cuba, at 54.2% against 53.6% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of men who are overweight or obese between Cuba and Italy?
- 0.6%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Italy?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Italy rank globally for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Cuba ranks 108th and Italy ranks 111th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of men who are overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in metres squared.