Share of children who are overweight in Cuba
Cuba: Share of children who are overweight was 10.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.6
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
31st
of 163 countries
All-time high
10.6
in 2024
All-time low
7.3
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of children who are overweight in Cuba, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are overweight in Cuba stood at 10.6. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Cuba peaked at 10.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.3, in 2000.
Cuba ranks 31st of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are overweight in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.3 | — |
| 2001 | 7.4 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 7.6 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 7.7 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 7.8 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 7.9 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 8.1 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 8.2 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.4 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 8.6 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 8.8 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 9 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 9.2 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 9.3 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.4 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.6 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 9.7 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.8 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 10.1 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 10.2 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 10.3 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 10.4 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 10.5 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 10.6 | +1.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 10.6 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 10.6 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.9, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.49 | 8.8 | 10.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4 | 10.2 | 10.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More reference data data for Cuba
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.529 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3791 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Cuba?
- Share of children who are overweight in Cuba was 10.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3 in 2000.
- How does Cuba rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Cuba ranks 31st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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