Cook Islands vs Sur: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Cook Islands
50.1%
in 2024
Sur
35.9%
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
4th
Sur rank
1st
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Cook Islands
- Sur
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 50.1% against 35.9% in Sur, a difference of 14.2%.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.4 times Sur's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Cook Islands has been ahead every year.
Cook Islands ranks 4th and Sur ranks 1st 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 | Sur | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.1% | 10.9% | 13.2% | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 31.0% | 16.0% | 15.1% | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 39.0% | 22.5% | 16.5% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 29.4% | 15.9% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 34.5% | 14.7% | 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 Sur?
- Cook Islands, at 50.1% against 35.9% in Sur as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Cook Islands and Sur?
- 14.2%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Sur?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Sur rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Cook Islands ranks 4th and Sur ranks 1st 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.