Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese was 61.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Cook Islands, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Cook Islands is 61.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Cook Islands peaked at 61.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 1980.
Cook Islands ranks 2nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 28.5% | — |
| 1981 | 29.2% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 30.0% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 30.7% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 31.5% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 32.3% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 33.2% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 34.1% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 34.9% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 35.7% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 36.5% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 37.2% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 37.9% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 38.6% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 39.3% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 39.9% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 40.7% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 41.5% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 42.4% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 43.3% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 44.3% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 45.3% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 46.3% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 48.2% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 49.2% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 50.1% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 51.0% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 51.9% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 52.6% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 53.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 53.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 54.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 54.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 55.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 56.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 56.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 57.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 57.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 58.6% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 59.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 59.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 60.4% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 61.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.0% | 28.5% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.7% | 36.5% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.6% | 44.3% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 53.2% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 58.6% | 61.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
More health data for Cook Islands
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 937.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2029)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Cook Islands?
- Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Cook Islands was 61.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 1980.
- How does Cook Islands rank for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Cook Islands ranks 2nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.