Cuba vs Early-demographic dividend: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female

Cuba
9.8%
in 2024
Early-demographic dividend
4.1%
in 2024
Cuba rank
32nd
Early-demographic dividend rank
30th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time

  • Cuba
  • Early-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 9.8% against 4.1% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 5.7%.

That makes Cuba's figure about 2.4 times Early-demographic dividend's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 32nd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 30th of 163 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Early-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
2000s 7.4% 4.2% 3.2% Cuba
2010s 8.8% 4.3% 4.5% Cuba
2020s 9.7% 4.1% 5.6% Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Cuba or Early-demographic dividend?
Cuba, at 9.8% against 4.1% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Cuba and Early-demographic dividend?
5.7%, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Early-demographic dividend?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
Cuba ranks 32nd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 30th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
Source
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,200 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Prevalence of overweight, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.