Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate) in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate) was 0.53 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Cook Islands, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Cook Islands is 0.53, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Cook Islands peaked at 0.82 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.49, in 2013.
That places Cook Islands 189th 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.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate) in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.82 | — |
| 1991 | 0.79 | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.76 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.73 | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7 | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.68 | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.66 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.64 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.62 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.61 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.59 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.57 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.56 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.55 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.55 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.54 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.53 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.52 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.51 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.49 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.51 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.52 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.53 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.701 | 0.61 | 0.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.552 | 0.51 | 0.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5233 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Cook Islands?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Cook Islands was 0.53 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.82 in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.49 in 2013.
- How does Cook Islands rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Cook Islands ranks 189th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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