Cook Islands vs Tuvalu: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Cook Islands
0.5%
in 2024
Tuvalu
0.8%
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
193rd
Tuvalu rank
190th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Cook Islands
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 0.8% against 0.5% in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.6 times Cook Islands's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.
Cook Islands ranks 193rd and Tuvalu ranks 190th of 198 countries.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Tuvalu |
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 Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, 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 Tuvalu?
- 0.3%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Tuvalu?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Tuvalu rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Cook Islands ranks 193rd and Tuvalu ranks 190th 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.