Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 0.88 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.88
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
191st
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.92
in 1990
All-time low
0.72
in 2009
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Cook Islands, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 0.88 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Cook Islands peaked at 0.92 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.72, in 2009.
That places Cook Islands 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.92 | — |
| 1991 | 0.91 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.89 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.88 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.87 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.86 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.85 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.83 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.81 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.79 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.78 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.76 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.75 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.74 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.73 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.72 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.73 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.74 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.75 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.76 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.77 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.78 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.79 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.81 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.83 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.85 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.88 | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.893 | 0.86 | 0.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.776 | 0.72 | 0.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.766 | 0.73 | 0.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8533 | 0.83 | 0.88 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 188 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.96 compare
- 189 New Zealand 0.95 compare
- 190 Naoero 0.89 compare
- 192 Niue 0.74 compare
- 193 Tonga 0.5 compare
More health data for Cook Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2029)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 937.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Cook Islands?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Cook Islands was 0.88 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.92 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.72 in 2009.
- How does Cook Islands rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Cook Islands ranks 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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