Cook Islands vs Tokelau: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Cook Islands
28.9%
in 2024
Tokelau
27.0%
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
5th
Tokelau rank
7th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Cook Islands
- Tokelau
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 28.9% against 27.0% in Tokelau, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times Tokelau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tokelau ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 5th and Tokelau ranks 7th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 1 and Tokelau in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Tokelau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.7% | 7.0% | 1.3% | Tokelau |
| 1990s | 9.8% | 11.6% | 1.7% | Tokelau |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 17.3% | 1.6% | Tokelau |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 23.1% | 0.7% | Tokelau |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 26.1% | 1.5% | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard, Cook Islands or Tokelau?
- Cook Islands, at 28.9% against 27.0% in Tokelau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Cook Islands and Tokelau?
- 1.9%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Tokelau?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Tokelau rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Cook Islands ranks 5th and Tokelau ranks 7th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.