Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Cuba
Cuba: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 17.09 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Cuba, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Cuba stood at 17.09. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Cuba peaked at 17.09 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.24, in 1990.
That places Cuba 41st 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.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.24 | — |
| 1991 | 5.67 | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 6.14 | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 6.63 | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 7.14 | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 7.64 | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 8.09 | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 8.47 | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 8.76 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 8.97 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 9.15 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 9.31 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 9.51 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 9.76 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 10.02 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 10.3 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 10.58 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 10.88 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 11.19 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 11.53 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 11.87 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 12.19 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 12.49 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 12.8 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 13.16 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 13.57 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 14.04 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 14.54 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 15.04 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 15.55 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 16.08 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 16.59 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 17.09 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.28 | 5.24 | 8.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.22 | 9.15 | 11.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.53 | 11.87 | 15.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.59 | 16.08 | 17.09 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Cuba?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Cuba was 17.09 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 17.09 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.24 in 1990.
- How does Cuba rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Cuba ranks 41st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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