Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Cook Islands

Cook Islands: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 88.29 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
88.29
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
5th
of 193 countries
All-time high
88.29
in 2022
All-time low
79.07
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Cook Islands, 1990–2022

0204060801990200620221990: 79.11991: 79.61992: 80.11993: 80.61994: 811995: 81.51996: 81.81997: 82.21998: 82.51999: 82.82000: 83.22001: 83.42002: 83.72003: 842004: 84.22005: 84.52006: 84.72007: 852008: 85.22009: 85.52010: 85.72011: 862012: 86.22013: 86.42014: 86.62015: 86.82016: 87.12017: 87.32018: 87.52019: 87.72020: 87.92021: 88.12022: 88.3

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Cook Islands recorded 88.29 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Cook Islands peaked at 88.29 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 79.07, in 1990.

Cook Islands ranks 5th 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Cook Islands, year by year

Annual values for Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Cook Islands, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 79.07
1991 79.63 +0.7%
1992 80.14 +0.6%
1993 80.61 +0.6%
1994 81.05 +0.5%
1995 81.46 +0.5%
1996 81.84 +0.5%
1997 82.2 +0.4%
1998 82.53 +0.4%
1999 82.85 +0.4%
2000 83.15 +0.4%
2001 83.44 +0.3%
2002 83.72 +0.3%
2003 83.98 +0.3%
2004 84.24 +0.3%
2005 84.49 +0.3%
2006 84.74 +0.3%
2007 84.99 +0.3%
2008 85.23 +0.3%
2009 85.48 +0.3%
2010 85.72 +0.3%
2011 85.95 +0.3%
2012 86.17 +0.3%
2013 86.4 +0.3%
2014 86.62 +0.3%
2015 86.85 +0.3%
2016 87.07 +0.3%
2017 87.28 +0.2%
2018 87.49 +0.2%
2019 87.7 +0.2%
2020 87.9 +0.2%
2021 88.1 +0.2%
2022 88.29 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 81.14 79.07 82.85 10
2000s 84.35 83.15 85.48 10
2010s 86.72 85.72 87.7 10
2020s 88.1 87.9 88.29 3

Countries ranked near Cook Islands

  1. 2 Tokelau 90.2 compare
  2. 3 Naoero 88.84 compare
  3. 4 Niue 88.47 compare
  4. 6 Samoa 87.68 compare
  5. 7 Tuvalu 85.77 compare
  6. 8 Kiribati 79.14 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Cook Islands?
Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Cook Islands was 88.29 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Cook Islands?
The highest recorded value was 88.29 in 2022.
What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Cook Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 79.07 in 1990.
How does Cook Islands rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
Cook Islands ranks 5th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Cook Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 9,955 data points, 1990–2022
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