Cuba vs Eswatini: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Cuba
4.6%
in 2014
Eswatini
4.8%
in 2014
Cuba rank
73rd
Eswatini rank
71st
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Cuba
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 4.8% against 4.6% in Cuba, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 73rd and Eswatini ranks 71st of 198 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.5% | 11.7% | 1.2% | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 9.9% | 1.3% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 8.0% | 0.8% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 6.2% | 0.3% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 5.1% | 0.2% | Eswatini |
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, Cuba or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 4.8% against 4.6% in Cuba as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Cuba and Eswatini?
- 0.2%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Eswatini?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Cuba and Eswatini rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Cuba ranks 73rd and Eswatini ranks 71st 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.