Children moderately or severely overweight in Cuba
Cuba: Children moderately or severely overweight was 51.4 num th in 2024. ▬ Flat
Children moderately or severely overweight in Cuba, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely overweight in Cuba is 51.4 num th, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Cuba peaked at 59.8 num th in 2015 and was at its lowest, 51.4 num th, in 2024.
Cuba ranks 91st of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Cuba, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.6 num th | — |
| 2001 | 53.6 num th | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 54.4 num th | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 54.8 num th | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 54.6 num th | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 54.2 num th | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 53.8 num th | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 53.2 num th | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 52.6 num th | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 53 num th | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 53.9 num th | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 55.5 num th | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 57.3 num th | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 58.8 num th | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 59.5 num th | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 59.8 num th | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 59.6 num th | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 59 num th | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 58.5 num th | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 57.9 num th | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 56.9 num th | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 55.6 num th | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 54.3 num th | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 52.8 num th | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 51.4 num th | -2.7% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 51.4 num th is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.75 num th, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 51.4 num th is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48 num th, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.68 num th | 52.6 num th | 54.8 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.98 num th | 53.9 num th | 59.8 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.2 num th | 51.4 num th | 56.9 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More development goals data for Cuba
- Red List Index 0.6873 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 246.13 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 696.42 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 57 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 57 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 56 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 44 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 44 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 44 (2025)
- Infant deaths 648 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Cuba?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Cuba was 51.4 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8 num th in 2015.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4 num th in 2024.
- How does Cuba rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Cuba ranks 91st out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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