Cook Islands vs World: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Cook Islands
90.0%
in 2024
World
44.6%
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
4th
World rank
6th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Cook Islands
- World
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 90.0% against 44.6% in World, a difference of 45.4%.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 2.0 times World's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Cook Islands has been ahead every year.
Cook Islands ranks 4th and World ranks 6th of 198 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.3% | 23.2% | 52.1% | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 81.3% | 27.2% | 54.0% | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 84.7% | 32.4% | 52.3% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 38.4% | 49.2% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 43.3% | 46.3% | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Cook Islands or World?
- Cook Islands, at 90.0% against 44.6% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Cook Islands and World?
- 45.4%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and World?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and World rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Cook Islands ranks 4th and World ranks 6th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.