Cuba vs Panama: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)
Cuba
10.55
in 2024
Panama
10.86
in 2024
Cuba rank
9th
Panama rank
8th
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) over time
- Cuba
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 10.86 against 10.55 in Cuba, a difference of 0.31.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 9th and Panama ranks 8th of 27 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9 | 9.46 | 1.56 | Panama |
| 2010s | 9.49 | 11.19 | 1.7 | Panama |
| 2020s | 10.38 | 11.2 | 0.8133 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from), Cuba or Panama?
- Panama, at 10.86 against 10.55 in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) between Cuba and Panama?
- 0.31, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Panama?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Panama rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Cuba ranks 9th and Panama ranks 8th 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.