Share of adults defined as obese in Cook Islands

Cook Islands: Share of adults defined as obese was 72.42 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
72.42
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
2nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
72.42
in 2024
All-time low
37.95
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Share of adults defined as obese in Cook Islands, 1980–2024

0204060801980200220241980: 37.91981: 38.71982: 39.41983: 40.11984: 40.91985: 41.71986: 42.61987: 43.41988: 44.31989: 45.21990: 46.11991: 47.11992: 47.91993: 48.81994: 49.71995: 50.61996: 51.51997: 52.41998: 53.31999: 54.12000: 552001: 55.82002: 56.52003: 57.12004: 57.82005: 58.52006: 59.22007: 59.92008: 60.62009: 61.32010: 62.12011: 62.92012: 63.72013: 64.42014: 65.22015: 65.92016: 66.72017: 67.52018: 68.32019: 692020: 69.92021: 70.62022: 71.32023: 71.92024: 72.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Cook Islands recorded 72.42 for share of adults defined as obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adults defined as obese in Cook Islands peaked at 72.42 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.95, in 1980.

Cook Islands ranks 2nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 41.42 37.95 45.2 10
1990s 50.15 46.13 54.13 10
2000s 58.16 54.97 61.33 10
2010s 65.58 62.12 69.05 10
2020s 71.21 69.85 72.42 5

Countries ranked near Cook Islands

  1. 1 American Samoa 75.81 compare
  2. 3 Tonga 72.26 compare
  3. 4 Nauru 71.45 compare
  4. 5 Tokelau 70.01 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of adults defined as obese in Cook Islands?
Share of adults defined as obese in Cook Islands was 72.42 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adults defined as obese recorded in Cook Islands?
The highest recorded value was 72.42 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of adults defined as obese recorded in Cook Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 37.95 in 1980.
How does Cook Islands rank for share of adults defined as obese?
Cook Islands ranks 2nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of adults defined as obese rising or falling in Cook Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults defined as obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of adults defined as obese
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
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