Cuba vs Tonga: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Cuba
44.5%
in 2024
Tonga
45.1%
in 2024
Cuba rank
14th
Tonga rank
11th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Cuba
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 45.1% against 44.5% in Cuba, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 14th and Tonga ranks 11th of 198 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.6% | 20.7% | 7.1% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 19.8% | 27.0% | 7.2% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 34.3% | 6.7% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 40.3% | 4.2% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 44.1% | 1.3% | Tonga |
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 Tonga?
- Tonga, at 45.1% against 44.5% in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Cuba and Tonga?
- 0.6%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Tonga?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Tonga rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Cuba ranks 14th and Tonga ranks 11th 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.