Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Cuba
Cuba: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 37.15 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
37.15
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
38th
of 193 countries
All-time high
37.15
in 2022
All-time low
12.67
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Cuba, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Cuba stood at 37.15. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Cuba peaked at 37.15 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.67, in 1990.
That places Cuba 38th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.67 | — |
| 1991 | 13.27 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 13.93 | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 14.65 | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 15.39 | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 16.15 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 16.88 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 17.55 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 18.13 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 18.65 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 19.14 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 19.64 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 20.17 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 20.73 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 21.32 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 21.93 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 22.56 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 23.25 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 23.99 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 24.78 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 25.6 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 26.41 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 27.22 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 28.04 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 28.89 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 29.79 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 30.75 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 31.75 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 32.78 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 33.85 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 34.95 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 36.06 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 37.15 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.73 | 12.67 | 18.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.75 | 19.14 | 24.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.51 | 25.6 | 33.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.05 | 34.95 | 37.15 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 35 Grenada 37.68 compare
- 36 Panama 37.58 compare
- 37 Trinidad and Tobago 37.54 compare
- 39 Marshall Islands 36.99 compare
- 40 Saint Lucia 36.95 compare
- 41 Dominica 36.83 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 percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Cuba?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Cuba was 37.15 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 37.15 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.67 in 1990.
- How does Cuba rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Cuba ranks 38th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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