Cook Islands vs Mus: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Cook Islands
50.1%
in 2024
Mus
32.8%
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
4th
Mus rank
2nd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Cook Islands
- Mus
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 50.1% against 32.8% in Mus, a difference of 17.3%.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.5 times Mus's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Cook Islands has been ahead every year.
Cook Islands ranks 4th and Mus ranks 2nd 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 | Mus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.1% | 6.9% | 17.3% | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 31.0% | 11.1% | 20.0% | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 39.0% | 18.6% | 20.3% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 26.3% | 19.0% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 31.4% | 17.9% | 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, Cook Islands or Mus?
- Cook Islands, at 50.1% against 32.8% in Mus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Cook Islands and Mus?
- 17.3%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Mus?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Mus rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Cook Islands ranks 4th and Mus ranks 2nd 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.