Cuba vs IDA & IBRD total: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Cuba
10.6%
in 2024
IDA & IBRD total
5.2%
in 2024
Cuba rank
31st
IDA & IBRD total rank
28th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Cuba
- IDA & IBRD total
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 10.6% against 5.2% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 5.4%.
That makes Cuba's figure about 2.0 times IDA & IBRD total's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 31st and IDA & IBRD total ranks 28th of 163 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | IDA & IBRD total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 5.3% | 2.6% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 5.0% | 4.4% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 5.0% | 5.4% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Cuba or IDA & IBRD total?
- Cuba, at 10.6% against 5.2% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Cuba and IDA & IBRD total?
- 5.4%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and IDA & IBRD total?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Cuba ranks 31st and IDA & IBRD total ranks 28th 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.