Share of children who are overweight in Cuba
Cuba: Share of children who are overweight was 10.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight in Cuba, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children aged 0-59 months.
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 | % of children aged 0-59 months | 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 | 9.0% | +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 | 10.0% | +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 | 9.5% | 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 UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by 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 UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by 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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Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%).