Prevalence of overweight, male in Cuba
Cuba: Prevalence of overweight, male was 52.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, male in Cuba, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight, male in Cuba stood at 52.9%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, male in Cuba peaked at 52.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1990.
Cuba ranks 106th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, male in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.7% | — |
| 1991 | 23.5% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 24.4% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 25.2% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 26.1% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 27.0% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 27.9% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 28.9% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 29.9% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 30.9% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 32.0% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 33.1% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 34.1% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 35.2% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 36.3% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 37.3% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 38.4% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 39.4% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 40.4% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 41.4% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 42.4% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 43.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 45.1% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 46.0% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 46.9% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 47.7% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 48.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 49.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 50.3% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 51.1% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 52.9% | +1.7% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 52.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.9%, 91% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 52.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.8%, 88% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.7% | 22.7% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 32.0% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 42.4% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 51.1% | 52.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 103 Bermuda 54.0% compare
- 104 Solomon Islands 53.4% compare
- 105 Trinidad and Tobago 53.0% compare
- 107 Seychelles 52.8% compare
- 108 Pakistan 52.8% compare
- 109 Venezuela 52.7% 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 prevalence of overweight, male in Cuba?
- Prevalence of overweight, male in Cuba was 52.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 1990.
- How does Cuba rank for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Cuba ranks 106th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, male rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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 Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight male adults is the percentage of males ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.