Cuba vs SDG - Central America: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)
Cuba
10.55
in 2024
SDG - Central America
6.98
in 2024
Cuba rank
9th
SDG - Central America rank
8th
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) over time
- Cuba
- SDG - Central America
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 10.55 against 6.98 in SDG - Central America, a difference of 3.57.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.5 times SDG - Central America's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 9th and SDG - Central America ranks 8th of 27 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | SDG - Central America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9 | 6.68 | 1.22 | Cuba |
| 2010s | 9.49 | 6.49 | 3 | Cuba |
| 2020s | 10.38 | 6.73 | 3.65 | 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 SDG - Central America?
- Cuba, at 10.55 against 6.98 in SDG - Central America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) between Cuba and SDG - Central America?
- 3.57, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and SDG - Central America?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and SDG - Central America rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Cuba ranks 9th and SDG - Central America 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.