Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cuba
Cuba: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 23.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23.0%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
95th
of 198 countries
All-time high
23.0%
in 2024
All-time low
4.9%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cuba, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cuba stood at 23.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cuba peaked at 23.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1980.
Cuba ranks 95th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.9% | — |
| 1981 | 5.1% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 5.3% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 5.7% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 5.9% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 6.2% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 6.4% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 6.6% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 6.9% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 7.2% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 7.4% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 7.7% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 8.0% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 8.3% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 8.7% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 9.0% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 9.4% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 9.8% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 18.9% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 21.2% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 23.0% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.9% | 4.9% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 7.2% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 10.6% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 15.3% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 20.6% | 23.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cuba?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cuba was 23.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1980.
- How does Cuba rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Cuba ranks 95th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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