Cook Islands vs Nauru: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Cook Islands
62.28
in 2022
Nauru
57.26
in 2022
Cook Islands rank
2nd
Nauru rank
4th

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Nauru
0204060199020062022

How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 62.28 against 57.26 in Nauru, a difference of 5.02.

That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times Nauru's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cook Islands ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 2nd and Nauru ranks 4th of 193 countries.

Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Nauru Difference Ahead
1990s 38.33 37.57 0.762 Cook Islands
2000s 47.61 46.97 0.646 Cook Islands
2010s 56.32 53.1 3.22 Cook Islands
2020s 61.59 56.6 4.99 Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1, Cook Islands or Nauru?
Cook Islands, at 62.28 against 57.26 in Nauru as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Cook Islands and Nauru?
5.02, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Nauru?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Cook Islands and Nauru rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Cook Islands ranks 2nd and Nauru ranks 4th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed