Brazil vs Cuba: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Brazil
10.9%
in 2024
Cuba
10.6%
in 2024
Brazil rank
28th
Cuba rank
31st
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Brazil
- Cuba
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 10.9% against 10.6% in Cuba, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cuba ahead.
Brazil ranks 28th and Cuba ranks 31st of 163 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 7.9% | 1.2% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 9.5% | 1.3% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 10.4% | 0.2% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Brazil or Cuba?
- Brazil, at 10.9% against 10.6% in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Brazil and Cuba?
- 0.3%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Cuba?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Cuba rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Brazil ranks 28th and Cuba ranks 31st 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 (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 children is the percentage of children 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.