Share of adults who are overweight in Cook Islands

Cook Islands: Share of adults who are overweight was 89.99 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
89.99
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
2nd
of 3 countries
All-time high
89.99
in 2024
All-time low
71.88
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Share of adults who are overweight in Cook Islands, 1980–2024

0204060801980200220241980: 71.91981: 72.71982: 73.51983: 74.21984: 751985: 75.81986: 76.51987: 77.21988: 77.91989: 78.51990: 79.11991: 79.71992: 80.21993: 80.71994: 81.21995: 81.61996: 821997: 82.41998: 82.71999: 83.12000: 83.42001: 83.72002: 842003: 84.32004: 84.62005: 84.92006: 85.22007: 85.42008: 85.72009: 862010: 86.32011: 86.62012: 86.92013: 87.22014: 87.52015: 87.72016: 882017: 88.32018: 88.62019: 88.82020: 89.12021: 89.32022: 89.52023: 89.82024: 90

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Cook Islands recorded 89.99 for share of adults who are overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight in Cook Islands peaked at 89.99 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.88, in 1980.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 75.32 71.88 78.53 10
1990s 81.27 79.14 83.05 10
2000s 84.72 83.38 86.03 10
2010s 87.59 86.33 88.81 10
2020s 89.53 89.06 89.99 5

Countries ranked near Cook Islands

  1. 1 American Samoa 91.04 compare
  2. 1 Tokelau 90.28 compare
  3. 2 Tonga 91 compare
  4. 3 Naoero 89.29 compare
  5. 3 Niue 88.09 compare
  6. 4 Samoa 87.42 compare
  7. 5 Tuvalu 85.77 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of adults who are overweight in Cook Islands?
Share of adults who are overweight in Cook Islands was 89.99 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Cook Islands?
The highest recorded value was 89.99 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Cook Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 71.88 in 1980.
How does Cook Islands rank for share of adults who are overweight?
Cook Islands ranks 2nd out of 3 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of adults who are overweight rising or falling in Cook Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 who are overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of adults who are overweight
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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