Chile vs Cuba: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)
Chile
8.74
in 2024
Cuba
10.55
in 2024
Chile rank
12th
Cuba rank
9th
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) over time
- Chile
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 10.55 against 8.74 in Chile, a difference of 1.81.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 12th and Cuba ranks 9th of 27 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Cuba in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.12 | 7.9 | 3.23 | Chile |
| 2010s | 9.5 | 9.49 | 0.0106 | Chile |
| 2020s | 8.74 | 10.38 | 1.64 | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from), Chile or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 10.55 against 8.74 in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) between Chile and Cuba?
- 1.81, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Cuba?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Cuba rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Chile ranks 12th and Cuba ranks 9th of 27 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age (JME modeled estimate) - SDG 2.2.2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.