Cuba vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male

Cuba
11.2%
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
4.2%
in 2024
Cuba rank
32nd
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
33rd

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time

  • Cuba
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
4681012200020122024

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 11.2% against 4.2% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 7.0%.

That makes Cuba's figure about 2.6 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

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

Cuba ranks 32nd and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 33rd of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
2000s 8.4% 4.7% 3.7% Cuba
2010s 10.1% 3.5% 6.5% Cuba
2020s 11.0% 3.7% 7.3% Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Cuba or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Cuba, at 11.2% against 4.2% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Cuba and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
7.0%, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
Cuba ranks 32nd and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 33rd 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, male (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, male (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, male, is the percentage of boys 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.