Belize vs Cuba: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Belize
43.8%
in 2024
Cuba
44.5%
in 2024
Belize rank
16th
Cuba rank
14th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Belize
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 44.5% against 43.8% in Belize, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cuba ahead.
Belize ranks 16th and Cuba ranks 14th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 3 and Cuba in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.5% | 13.6% | 0.2% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 20.0% | 19.8% | 0.2% | Belize |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 27.6% | 0.8% | Belize |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 36.1% | 0.6% | Belize |
| 2020s | 42.4% | 42.8% | 0.4% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Belize or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 44.5% against 43.8% in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Belize and Cuba?
- 0.7%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Cuba?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Cuba rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Belize ranks 16th and Cuba ranks 14th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.