Cook Islands vs Cuba: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Cook Islands
28.9%
in 2024
Cuba
26.7%
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
5th
Cuba rank
8th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Cook Islands
- Cuba
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 28.9% against 26.7% in Cuba, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cuba ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 5th and Cuba ranks 8th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 2 and Cuba in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.7% | 8.0% | 2.3% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 9.8% | 12.4% | 2.6% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 17.5% | 1.8% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 22.4% | 0.0% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 25.9% | 1.7% | Cook Islands |
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, Cook Islands or Cuba?
- Cook Islands, at 28.9% against 26.7% in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Cook Islands and Cuba?
- 2.2%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Cuba?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Cuba rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Cook Islands ranks 5th 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.