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
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Cook Islands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 27.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 29.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 2.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 2.67 (2050)
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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