Cook Islands vs Niue: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)

Cook Islands
0.5%
in 2024
Niue
0.8%
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
193rd
Niue rank
191st

Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Niue
0.511.52198020022024

How they compare

Niue currently reports 0.8% against 0.5% in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Niue's figure about 1.5 times Cook Islands's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Niue has been ahead every year.

Cook Islands ranks 193rd and Niue ranks 191st of 198 countries.

Niue has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Niue Difference Ahead
1980s 1.0% 1.5% 0.6% Niue
1990s 0.6% 1.0% 0.4% Niue
2000s 0.5% 0.7% 0.2% Niue
2010s 0.4% 0.6% 0.2% Niue
2020s 0.5% 0.7% 0.3% Niue

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Cook Islands or Niue?
Niue, at 0.8% against 0.5% in Cook Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Cook Islands and Niue?
0.3%, with Niue ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Niue?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Cook Islands and Niue rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
Cook Islands ranks 193rd and Niue ranks 191st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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