Cuba vs Gabon: Prevalence of overweight, female

Cuba
58.1%
in 2022
Gabon
59.2%
in 2022
Cuba rank
79th
Gabon rank
78th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • Cuba
  • Gabon
0204060199020062022

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 59.2% against 58.1% in Cuba, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 79th and Gabon ranks 78th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Gabon Difference Ahead
1990s 36.4% 31.5% 5.0% Cuba
2000s 44.0% 43.3% 0.6% Cuba
2010s 52.0% 53.1% 1.1% Gabon
2020s 57.3% 58.4% 1.1% Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Cuba or Gabon?
Gabon, at 59.2% against 58.1% in Cuba as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Cuba and Gabon?
1.1%, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Gabon?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Cuba and Gabon rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
Cuba ranks 79th and Gabon ranks 78th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults)
Unit
% of female adults
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed

Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.