Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita was 72.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Cook Islands, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 72.4% for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Cook Islands peaked at 72.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 1980.
That places Cook Islands 2nd out of 199 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.4% | 37.9% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 46.1% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.2% | 55.0% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.6% | 62.1% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.2% | 69.9% | 72.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
More health data for Cook Islands
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 937.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty 75.0% (2024)
- Share of adults who are obese vs. daily protein supply 72.4% (2024)
- Prevalence rate of obesity in adults 72.4% (2024)
- Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines 75.0% (2024)
- Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 0.0318 under-five deaths per woman (2021)
- Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese 61.0% (2024)
- Obesity in men vs. women 70.6% (2024)
- Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita 75.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Cook Islands?
- Share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Cook Islands was 72.4% 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 adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 1980.
- How does Cook Islands rank for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita?
- Cook Islands ranks 2nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) ≥ 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.