Cuba vs Tunisia: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)

Cuba
3.7%
in 2024
Tunisia
3.9%
in 2024
Cuba rank
89th
Tunisia rank
86th

Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time

  • Cuba
  • Tunisia
2.557.51012.515198020022024

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 3.9% against 3.7% in Cuba, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 89th and Tunisia ranks 86th of 198 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Tunisia Difference Ahead
1980s 13.7% 8.2% 5.5% Cuba
1990s 10.2% 6.4% 3.8% Cuba
2000s 7.1% 5.1% 2.0% Cuba
2010s 5.2% 4.3% 0.9% Cuba
2020s 4.0% 3.9% 0.1% Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Cuba or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 3.9% against 3.7% in Cuba as of 2024.
What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Cuba and Tunisia?
0.2%, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Tunisia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Tunisia rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
Cuba ranks 89th and Tunisia ranks 86th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed