Share of men who are overweight or obese in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 89.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Cook Islands, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 89.0% for share of men who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Cook Islands peaked at 89.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.7%, in 1980.
That places Cook Islands 3rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 74.7% | 70.7% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.0% | 79.0% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.8% | 82.7% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 85.3% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 88.0% | 89.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
More reference data data for Cook Islands
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5654 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.6719 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3984 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.1015 °C (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,504 millimeters (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies -153.83 millimeters (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.156 °C (2025)
- Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories 89.7% (2024)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 34.22 million constant 2024 US$ (2019)
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations 31.92 million constant 2024 US$ (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Cook Islands?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Cook Islands was 89.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7% in 1980.
- How does Cook Islands rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Cook Islands ranks 3rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in metres squared.