Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Cuba
Cuba: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 10.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Cuba, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Cuba is 10.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Cuba peaked at 10.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2000.
That places Cuba 34th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.3% | — |
| 2001 | 7.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | +1.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 10.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 10.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.9%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 7.3% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.8% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.2% | 10.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More infrastructure data for Cuba
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.01 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 72.93 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.59 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.49 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1449 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.1152 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.59 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7293 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Cuba?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Cuba was 10.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2000.
- How does Cuba rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Cuba ranks 34th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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