Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Cuba?

Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 56.9% against 55.6% in Cuba as of 2022.

What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Cuba?

1.3%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Cuba?

33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight (% of adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Cuba: Prevalence of overweight

Bosnia and Herzegovina

56.9%

in 2022

Cuba

55.6%

in 2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

95th

Cuba rank

98th

Prevalence of overweight over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cuba

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 56.9% against 55.6% in Cuba, a difference of 1.3%.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Bosnia and Herzegovina has been ahead every year.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 95th and Cuba ranks 98th of 196 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Cuba	Difference	Ahead
1990s	48.0%	31.6%	16.5%	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s	51.0%	40.4%	10.6%	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	54.4%	49.3%	5.2%	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	56.5%	54.7%	1.8%	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Cuba?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 56.9% against 55.6% in Cuba as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Cuba?: 1.3%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Cuba?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Cuba rank globally for prevalence of overweight?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 95th and Cuba ranks 98th 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 (% of adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of overweight (% of adults)
Unit: % of 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: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults 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.