Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) was 72.4 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Cook Islands, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Cook Islands stood at 72.4 %. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Cook Islands peaked at 72.4 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.8 %, in 2000.
That places Cook Islands 3rd out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.8 % | — |
| 2001 | 55.5 % | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 56.1 % | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 56.7 % | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 57.4 % | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 58.1 % | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 58.8 % | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 59.5 % | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 60.2 % | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 61 % | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 61.7 % | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 62.5 % | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 63.3 % | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 64 % | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 64.8 % | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 65.6 % | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 66.4 % | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 67.1 % | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 67.9 % | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 68.6 % | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 69.4 % | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 70.1 % | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 70.9 % | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 71.6 % | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 72.4 % | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.81 % | 54.8 % | 61 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.19 % | 61.7 % | 68.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.88 % | 69.4 % | 72.4 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 1 American Samoa 75.9 % compare
- 1 Polynesia 59.1 % compare
- 2 Micronesia (Federated States of) 48.6 % compare
- 2 Tonga 73.8 % compare
- 3 Micronesia 46.8 % compare
- 4 Naoero 71.4 % compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 33 % compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 29.7 % compare
- 5 Tokelau 70.7 % compare
- 6 Niue 66.9 % compare
- 6 Türkiye 28.8 % compare
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- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate -0.5291 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 7.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 4.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate -22.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 33.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Cook Islands?
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Cook Islands was 72.4 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.8 % in 2000.
- How does Cook Islands rank for prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older)?
- Cook Islands ranks 3rd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.