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
29th
of 162 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 29th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
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) - Agricultural Soils 2.8 (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) - Manure applied to Soils 0.529 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6529 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.1375 (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4515 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.23 (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 29th out of 162 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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