Cuba vs Peru: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)
Cuba
10.55
in 2024
Peru
9.03
in 2024
Cuba rank
9th
Peru rank
11th
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) over time
- Cuba
- Peru
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 10.55 against 9.03 in Peru, a difference of 1.52.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Peru ahead.
Cuba ranks 9th and Peru ranks 11th of 27 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9 | 9.18 | 1.28 | Peru |
| 2010s | 9.49 | 8.19 | 1.3 | Cuba |
| 2020s | 10.38 | 8.57 | 1.82 | 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), Cuba or Peru?
- Cuba, at 10.55 against 9.03 in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) between Cuba and Peru?
- 1.52, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Peru?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Peru rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Cuba ranks 9th and Peru ranks 11th 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.