Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cuba
Cuba: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 60.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
60.0%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
97th
of 198 countries
All-time high
60.0%
in 2024
All-time low
20.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cuba, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cuba stood at 60.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cuba peaked at 60.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 1980.
Cuba ranks 97th 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 20.8% | — |
| 1981 | 21.3% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 21.7% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 22.2% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 22.7% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 23.2% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 23.8% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 24.4% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 25.1% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 25.8% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 26.5% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 27.3% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 28.2% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 29.1% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 30.1% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 31.1% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 32.3% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 33.4% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 34.6% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 35.8% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 37.0% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 38.1% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 39.2% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 40.3% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 41.3% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 42.3% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 43.3% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 44.2% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 46.1% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 47.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 51.9% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 52.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 53.8% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 54.7% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 55.6% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 56.5% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 57.3% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 58.2% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 59.1% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 60.0% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.1% | 20.8% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.8% | 26.5% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.7% | 37.0% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 47.0% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 56.5% | 60.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cuba?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cuba was 60.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 1980.
- How does Cuba rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Cuba ranks 97th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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