Cuba vs Panama: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Cuba
11.2%
in 2024
Panama
11.5%
in 2024
Cuba rank
32nd
Panama rank
30th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Cuba
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 11.5% against 11.2% in Cuba, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 32nd and Panama ranks 30th of 163 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 10.1% | 1.7% | Panama |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 11.9% | 1.8% | Panama |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 11.9% | 0.9% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Cuba or Panama?
- Panama, at 11.5% against 11.2% in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Cuba and Panama?
- 0.3%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Panama?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Panama rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Cuba ranks 32nd and Panama 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, 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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About this data
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.