Share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese was 0.7 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese in Cook Islands, 1975–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese in Cook Islands is 0.7, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese in Cook Islands peaked at 2.6 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.7, in 2009.
That places Cook Islands 192nd out of 198 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.6 | — |
| 1976 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 2 | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 1.8 | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.6 | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 1.5 | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 1.3 | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.2 | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9 | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8 | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7 | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.48 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 | 1 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.85 | 0.7 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese in Cook Islands?
- Share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese in Cook Islands was 0.7 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6 in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 in 2009.
- How does Cook Islands rank for share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese?
- Cook Islands ranks 192nd out of 198 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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