Brazil vs Cook Islands: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Brazil
47.0%
in 2024
Cook Islands
50.1%
in 2024
Brazil rank
5th
Cook Islands rank
4th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Brazil
- Cook Islands
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 50.1% against 47.0% in Brazil, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Cook Islands has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 5th and Cook Islands ranks 4th of 198 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Cook Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.3% | 24.1% | 10.8% | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 31.0% | 11.5% | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 39.0% | 11.4% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 45.3% | 7.6% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 49.2% | 4.1% | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Brazil or Cook Islands?
- Cook Islands, at 50.1% against 47.0% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Brazil and Cook Islands?
- 3.1%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Cook Islands?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Cook Islands rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Brazil ranks 5th and Cook Islands ranks 4th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.