Are people cheating in steam multiplayer?

In the past few months I've noticed a dramatic shift in the online aspect of this game. I will say that I'm fairly competent at this game but recently I've been stomped by people normally ranked well below me. When I look at the post game statistics they don't seem to make any sense. For instance in my last game my opponent had fewer villagers than me and yet had way more of every resource. I don't want to seem like a sore loser, I just want to know if people are cheating, then I can uninstall the game and maybe get DE. Thanks in advance for any feedback.