Cuba vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Cuba
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 9.8% against 3.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 6.2%.
That makes Cuba's figure about 2.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 163 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 4.6% | 2.7% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 3.2% | 5.7% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 3.2% | 6.5% | 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Cuba, at 9.8% against 3.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Cuba and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 6.2%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Cuba ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th 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.