Cuba vs Seychelles: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Cuba
10.6%
in 2024
Seychelles
10.9%
in 2024
Cuba rank
31st
Seychelles rank
28th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Cuba
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 10.9% against 10.6% in Cuba, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 31st and Seychelles ranks 28th of 163 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 8.7% | 0.8% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 10.3% | 0.8% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.8% | 0.4% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Cuba or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 10.9% against 10.6% in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Cuba and Seychelles?
- 0.3%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Seychelles?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Seychelles rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Cuba ranks 31st and Seychelles 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.