Barbados vs Cuba: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Barbados
25.7%
in 2024
Cuba
26.7%
in 2024
Barbados rank
10th
Cuba rank
8th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Barbados
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 26.7% against 25.7% in Barbados, a difference of 1.0%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 10th and Cuba ranks 8th of 198 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.8% | 8.0% | 2.3% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 12.4% | 2.7% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 17.5% | 2.5% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 22.4% | 1.7% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 25.9% | 1.2% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard, Barbados or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 26.7% against 25.7% in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Barbados and Cuba?
- 1.0%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cuba?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Cuba rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Barbados ranks 10th and Cuba ranks 8th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.