Algeria vs Cuba: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Algeria
4.1%
in 2014
Cuba
4.6%
in 2014
Algeria rank
75th
Cuba rank
73rd
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Algeria
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 4.6% against 4.1% in Algeria, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Cuba ahead.
Algeria ranks 75th and Cuba ranks 73rd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Cuba in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.6% | 10.5% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 7.1% | 0.3% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 6.0% | 0.6% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.8% | 0.5% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese, Algeria or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 4.6% against 4.1% in Algeria as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Algeria and Cuba?
- 0.5%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Cuba?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Algeria and Cuba rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Algeria ranks 75th and Cuba ranks 73rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of women (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.