Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 72.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
72.4%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
3rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
72.4%
in 2024
All-time low
39.4%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cook Islands, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cook Islands stood at 72.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cook Islands peaked at 72.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 1980.
That places Cook Islands 3rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 39.4% | — |
| 1981 | 40.2% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 41.1% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 42.0% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 42.9% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 43.8% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 44.7% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 45.6% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 46.5% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 47.3% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 48.1% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 48.9% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 49.6% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 50.3% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 51.0% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 51.7% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 52.3% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 53.0% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 53.6% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 54.2% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 54.8% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 55.5% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 56.1% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 56.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 57.4% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 58.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 58.8% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 59.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 60.2% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 62.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 63.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 64.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 65.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 66.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 67.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 68.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 70.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 70.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 71.6% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 72.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.4% | 39.4% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.3% | 48.1% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.8% | 54.8% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 61.7% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.9% | 69.4% | 72.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cook Islands?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cook Islands was 72.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 1980.
- How does Cook Islands rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Cook Islands ranks 3rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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, published as part of Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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