Cook Islands vs Naoero: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese
Cook Islands
61.0%
in 2024
Naoero
54.9%
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
2nd
Naoero rank
6th
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese over time
- Cook Islands
- Naoero
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 61.0% against 54.9% in Naoero, a difference of 6.1%.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times Naoero's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Naoero ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 2nd and Naoero ranks 6th of 199 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Naoero | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.0% | 31.1% | 0.9% | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 39.7% | 38.9% | 0.8% | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 48.6% | 47.5% | 1.1% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 51.8% | 4.0% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 54.1% | 5.8% | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese, Cook Islands or Naoero?
- Cook Islands, at 61.0% against 54.9% in Naoero as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese between Cook Islands and Naoero?
- 6.1%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Naoero?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Naoero rank globally for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Cook Islands ranks 2nd and Naoero ranks 6th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.