Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 28.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Cook Islands, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 28.9% for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Cook Islands peaked at 28.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1980.
That places Cook Islands 5th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.4% | — |
| 1981 | 4.6% | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 4.9% | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 5.2% | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 5.5% | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 5.8% | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 6.1% | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 6.5% | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 6.8% | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 7.2% | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 7.6% | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 8.1% | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 8.5% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 9.0% | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 9.5% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 10.5% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 11.1% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 11.7% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 12.3% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 20.6% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 27.0% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 28.3% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 28.9% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.7% | 4.4% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.8% | 7.6% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 12.8% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 19.4% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 26.3% | 28.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Cook Islands?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Cook Islands was 28.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1980.
- How does Cook Islands rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Cook Islands ranks 5th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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