Cuba vs Qatar: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Cuba
6.2%
in 2024
Qatar
6.2%
in 2024
Cuba rank
47th
Qatar rank
46th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Cuba
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 6.2% against 6.2% in Cuba, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Qatar ahead.
Cuba ranks 47th and Qatar ranks 46th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.2% | 7.3% | 0.1% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 6.2% | 0.2% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 0.0% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 0.0% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 6.0% | 0.0% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard, Cuba or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 6.2% against 6.2% in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Cuba and Qatar?
- 0.0%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Qatar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Qatar rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Cuba ranks 47th and Qatar ranks 46th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.