Cuba vs Paraguay: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Cuba
44.5%
in 2024
Paraguay
42.5%
in 2024
Cuba rank
14th
Paraguay rank
17th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Cuba
- Paraguay
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 44.5% against 42.5% in Paraguay, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Paraguay ahead.
Cuba ranks 14th and Paraguay ranks 17th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.6% | 14.1% | 0.4% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 19.8% | 19.9% | 0.0% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 26.8% | 0.8% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 34.4% | 1.7% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 40.8% | 2.0% | 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, Cuba or Paraguay?
- Cuba, at 44.5% against 42.5% in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Cuba and Paraguay?
- 2.0%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Paraguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Paraguay rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Cuba ranks 14th and Paraguay ranks 17th 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.