Cuba vs Romania: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Cuba
6.2%
in 2024
Romania
5.9%
in 2024
Cuba rank
47th
Romania rank
49th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Cuba
- Romania
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 6.2% against 5.9% in Romania, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 47th and Romania ranks 49th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.2% | 6.7% | 0.5% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 6.7% | 0.6% | Romania |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 6.1% | 0.7% | Romania |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.8% | 0.3% | 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 Romania?
- Cuba, at 6.2% against 5.9% in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Cuba and Romania?
- 0.3%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Romania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Romania rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Cuba ranks 47th and Romania ranks 49th 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.