Share of adults who are obese in Cuba
Cuba: Share of adults who are obese was 25.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Cuba, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults who are obese in Cuba stood at 25.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Cuba peaked at 25.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1980.
That places Cuba 99th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.5% | 4.7% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 6.7% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 10.8% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 16.1% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 22.2% | 25.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More reference data data for Cuba
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1375 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4515 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6529 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7811 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5937 °C (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Cuba?
- Share of adults who are obese in Cuba was 25.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are obese recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1980.
- How does Cuba rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Cuba ranks 99th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 30. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.