Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Cuba
Cuba: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 26.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
26.7%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
8th
of 198 countries
All-time high
26.7%
in 2024
All-time low
6.6%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Cuba, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Cuba is 26.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Cuba peaked at 26.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1980.
Cuba ranks 8th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.6% | — |
| 1981 | 6.8% | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 7.1% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 7.4% | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 7.8% | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 8.1% | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 8.5% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 8.9% | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 9.3% | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 9.7% | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 10.2% | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 10.7% | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 11.2% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 11.7% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 12.2% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 12.7% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 13.2% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 13.7% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 14.2% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 14.7% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 15.3% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 15.8% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 16.3% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 25.5% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 25.9% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 26.7% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.0% | 6.6% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.4% | 10.2% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 15.3% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 20.2% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 25.0% | 26.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 5 Cook Islands 28.9% compare
- 6 Antigua and Barbuda 27.5% compare
- 7 Tokelau 27.0% compare
- 9 Palau 26.0% compare
- 10 Barbados 25.7% compare
- 11 Brunei Darussalam 25.4% compare
More health data for Cuba
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2059 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,696 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 67 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Cuba?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Cuba was 26.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1980.
- How does Cuba rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Cuba ranks 8th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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