Cuba vs Korea: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Cuba
4.6%
in 2014
Korea
5.2%
in 2014
Cuba rank
73rd
Korea rank
70th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Cuba
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 5.2% against 4.6% in Cuba, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 73rd and Korea ranks 70th of 198 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.5% | 12.8% | 2.3% | Korea |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 10.0% | 1.4% | Korea |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 7.6% | 0.5% | Korea |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 6.4% | 0.4% | Korea |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 5.5% | 0.7% | Korea |
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 Korea?
- Korea, at 5.2% 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 Korea?
- 0.6%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Korea?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Cuba and Korea rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Cuba ranks 73rd and Korea ranks 70th 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.