Cuba vs Tokelau: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Cuba
26.7%
in 2024
Tokelau
27.0%
in 2024
Cuba rank
8th
Tokelau rank
7th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Cuba
- Tokelau
How they compare
Tokelau currently reports 27.0% against 26.7% in Cuba, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 8th and Tokelau ranks 7th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Tokelau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Tokelau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.0% | 7.0% | 1.0% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 12.4% | 11.6% | 0.9% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 17.3% | 0.2% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 23.1% | 0.7% | Tokelau |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 26.1% | 0.2% | Tokelau |
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, Cuba or Tokelau?
- Tokelau, at 27.0% against 26.7% in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Cuba and Tokelau?
- 0.3%, with Tokelau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Tokelau?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Tokelau rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Cuba ranks 8th and Tokelau ranks 7th 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.