Cuba vs Malaysia: Prevalence of overweight, female
Cuba
58.1%
in 2022
Malaysia
57.9%
in 2022
Cuba rank
79th
Malaysia rank
80th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Cuba
- Malaysia
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 58.1% against 57.9% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 79th and Malaysia ranks 80th of 196 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.4% | 30.8% | 5.6% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 44.0% | 41.9% | 2.1% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 51.3% | 0.7% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 57.0% | 0.3% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Cuba or Malaysia?
- Cuba, at 58.1% against 57.9% in Malaysia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Cuba and Malaysia?
- 0.2%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Malaysia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Cuba and Malaysia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Cuba ranks 79th and Malaysia ranks 80th 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
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.