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

Cook Islands
0.5%
in 2024
Tokelau
0.5%
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
193rd
Tokelau rank
194th

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

  • Cook Islands
  • Tokelau
0.40.60.811.2198020022024

How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Tokelau, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tokelau ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 193rd and Tokelau ranks 194th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Tokelau Difference Ahead
1980s 1.0% 1.0% 0.0% Tokelau
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% Tokelau
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% Tokelau
2010s 0.4% 0.5% 0.0% Tokelau
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% Tokelau

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 Tokelau?
Cook Islands, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Tokelau as of 2024.
What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Cook Islands and Tokelau?
0.0%, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Tokelau?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Cook Islands and Tokelau rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
Cook Islands ranks 193rd and Tokelau ranks 194th 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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