Cook Islands vs Northern Africa: Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older)
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) over time
- Cook Islands
- Northern Africa
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 72.4 % against 31.5 % in Northern Africa, a difference of 40.9 %.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 2.3 times Northern Africa's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Cook Islands has been ahead every year.
Cook Islands ranks 3rd and Northern Africa ranks 6th of 184 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.81 % | 21.63 % | 36.18 % | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 65.19 % | 27.27 % | 37.92 % | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 70.88 % | 30.64 % | 40.24 % | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older), Cook Islands or Northern Africa?
- Cook Islands, at 72.4 % against 31.5 % in Northern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) between Cook Islands and Northern Africa?
- 40.9 %, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Northern Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Northern Africa rank globally for prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older)?
- Cook Islands ranks 3rd and Northern Africa ranks 6th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) (percent) — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.