Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 90.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cook Islands, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cook Islands is 90.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cook Islands peaked at 90.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.7%, in 1980.
That places Cook Islands 2nd 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 70.7% | — |
| 1981 | 71.4% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 72.0% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 72.6% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 73.3% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 74.0% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 74.7% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 75.4% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 76.1% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 76.8% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 77.5% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 78.2% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 78.8% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 79.4% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 80.0% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 80.6% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 81.2% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 81.8% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 82.4% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 82.9% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 83.4% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 83.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 84.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 84.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 85.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 85.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 85.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 85.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 86.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 87.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 87.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 88.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 88.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 88.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 89.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 89.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 90.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 90.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 90.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 73.7% | 70.7% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.3% | 77.5% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.9% | 83.4% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 86.6% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 89.8% | 90.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cook Islands?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cook Islands was 90.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7% in 1980.
- How does Cook Islands rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Cook Islands ranks 2nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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