Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 37.48 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Cook Islands, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Cook Islands is 37.48, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Cook Islands peaked at 37.48 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.7, in 1990.
That places Cook Islands 2nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.7 | — |
| 1991 | 11.18 | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 11.65 | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 12.13 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 12.6 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 13.11 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 13.67 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 14.29 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 14.94 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 15.63 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 16.37 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 17.17 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 18.02 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 18.91 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 19.84 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 20.82 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 21.81 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 22.78 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 23.73 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 24.63 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 25.48 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 26.31 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 27.21 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 28.2 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 29.22 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 30.26 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 31.31 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 32.38 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 33.44 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 34.5 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 35.55 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 36.54 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 37.48 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.99 | 10.7 | 15.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.41 | 16.37 | 24.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.83 | 25.48 | 34.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.52 | 35.55 | 37.48 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Cook Islands?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Cook Islands was 37.48 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 37.48 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7 in 1990.
- How does Cook Islands rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Cook Islands ranks 2nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. 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 children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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