Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 62.28 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Cook Islands, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 62.28 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Cook Islands peaked at 62.28 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35.2, in 1990.
Cook Islands ranks 2nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.2 | — |
| 1991 | 35.89 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 36.55 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 37.2 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 37.83 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 38.49 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 39.25 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 40.09 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 40.96 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 41.87 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 42.83 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 43.85 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 44.91 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 46 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 47.11 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 48.24 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 49.33 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 50.38 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 51.34 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 52.16 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 52.83 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 53.43 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 54.15 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 54.99 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 55.85 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 56.68 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 57.53 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 58.39 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 59.24 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 60.08 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 60.88 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 61.61 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 62.28 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.33 | 35.2 | 41.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.61 | 42.83 | 52.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.32 | 52.83 | 60.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.59 | 60.88 | 62.28 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Cook Islands?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Cook Islands was 62.28 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 62.28 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2 in 1990.
- How does Cook Islands rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Cook Islands ranks 2nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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