Cuba vs Malta: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Cuba
9.8%
in 2024
Malta
9.5%
in 2024
Cuba rank
32nd
Malta rank
34th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Cuba
- Malta
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 9.8% against 9.5% in Malta, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 32nd and Malta ranks 34th of 163 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.8% | 0.6% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.2% | 0.7% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.3% | 0.4% | 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 Malta?
- Cuba, at 9.8% against 9.5% in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Cuba and Malta?
- 0.3%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Malta?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Malta rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Cuba ranks 32nd and Malta ranks 34th 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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About this data
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.