Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Cook Islands

Cook Islands: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 68.92 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
68.92
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
4th
of 193 countries
All-time high
68.92
in 2022
All-time low
47.34
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Cook Islands, 1990–2022

02040601990200620221990: 47.31991: 48.21992: 491993: 49.71994: 50.41995: 51.11996: 51.81997: 52.51998: 53.11999: 53.82000: 54.42001: 55.12002: 55.72003: 56.42004: 572005: 57.72006: 58.42007: 592008: 59.72009: 60.42010: 61.12011: 61.82012: 62.52013: 63.12014: 63.82015: 64.52016: 65.12017: 65.82018: 66.42019: 672020: 67.72021: 68.32022: 68.9

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Cook Islands recorded 68.92 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Cook Islands peaked at 68.92 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.34, in 1990.

Cook Islands ranks 4th 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.

Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Cook Islands, year by year

Annual values for Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate) in Cook Islands, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 47.34
1991 48.17 +1.8%
1992 48.95 +1.6%
1993 49.71 +1.6%
1994 50.44 +1.5%
1995 51.14 +1.4%
1996 51.83 +1.3%
1997 52.49 +1.3%
1998 53.14 +1.2%
1999 53.78 +1.2%
2000 54.43 +1.2%
2001 55.07 +1.2%
2002 55.72 +1.2%
2003 56.36 +1.1%
2004 57.02 +1.2%
2005 57.68 +1.2%
2006 58.35 +1.2%
2007 59.03 +1.2%
2008 59.71 +1.2%
2009 60.41 +1.2%
2010 61.1 +1.1%
2011 61.78 +1.1%
2012 62.46 +1.1%
2013 63.13 +1.1%
2014 63.79 +1.0%
2015 64.45 +1.0%
2016 65.11 +1.0%
2017 65.77 +1.0%
2018 66.41 +1.0%
2019 67.05 +1.0%
2020 67.68 +0.9%
2021 68.3 +0.9%
2022 68.92 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 50.7 47.34 53.78 10
2000s 57.38 54.43 60.41 10
2010s 64.1 61.1 67.05 10
2020s 68.3 67.68 68.92 3

Countries ranked near Cook Islands

  1. 1 Tonga 71.65 compare
  2. 2 Naoero 69.92 compare
  3. 3 Tokelau 69.82 compare
  4. 5 Niue 66.58 compare
  5. 6 Tuvalu 64.2 compare
  6. 7 Samoa 62.43 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Cook Islands?
Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Cook Islands was 68.92 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Cook Islands?
The highest recorded value was 68.92 in 2022.
What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Cook Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 47.34 in 1990.
How does Cook Islands rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
Cook Islands ranks 4th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Cook Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,955 data points, 1990–2022
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