Share of women who are overweight or obese in Cuba
Cuba: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 59.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Cuba, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women who are overweight or obese in Cuba is 59.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Cuba peaked at 59.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 1980.
That places Cuba 81st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 27.6% | — |
| 1981 | 28.1% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 28.6% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 29.2% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 29.7% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 30.3% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 30.8% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 31.4% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 32.0% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 32.6% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 33.3% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 33.9% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 34.6% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 35.2% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 35.9% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 36.6% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 37.4% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 38.1% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 38.9% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 39.7% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 40.4% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 41.2% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 42.0% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 43.5% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 44.3% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 45.8% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 46.6% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 48.2% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 49.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 49.8% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 50.7% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 52.4% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 53.3% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 55.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 56.7% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 57.5% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 58.3% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 59.1% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 59.9% | +1.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 59.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.5%, 93% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 59.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.4%, 83% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.0% | 27.6% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.3% | 33.3% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.9% | 40.4% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 48.2% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 56.7% | 59.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More gender data for Cuba
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,458 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.33 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,243 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,243 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1654 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 45,010 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 48,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 45,350 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 48,544 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 45,468 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Cuba?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Cuba was 59.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 59.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 1980.
- How does Cuba rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Cuba ranks 81st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in meters squared.