Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women was 33.1 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Cook Islands, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Cook Islands is 33.1, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Cook Islands peaked at 33.1 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 28.9, in 1975.
That places Cook Islands 4th out of 190 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 28.9 | — |
| 1976 | 29 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 29.1 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 29.3 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 29.4 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 29.5 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 29.6 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 29.8 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 29.9 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 30 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 30.2 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 30.3 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 30.4 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 30.6 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 30.7 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 30.8 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 31 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 31.1 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 31.2 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 31.3 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 31.4 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 31.5 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 31.6 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 31.7 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 31.8 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 31.9 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 32 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 32.1 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 32.2 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 32.3 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 32.4 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 32.5 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 32.6 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 32.7 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 32.7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 32.8 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 32.8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32.9 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 33 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 33.1 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 33.1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.14 | 28.9 | 29.4 | 5 |
| 1980s | 30.1 | 29.5 | 30.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.34 | 30.8 | 31.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.34 | 31.9 | 32.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.96 | 32.8 | 33.1 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
More gender data for Cook Islands
- Share of women who are obese 73.9% (2024)
- Share of women who are overweight or obese 90.9% (2024)
- Share of overweight men vs. women 89.0% (2024)
- Share of women who are married or in a union 6.4% (2021)
- Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 60.2% (2050)
- SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 62.88 (2023)
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 23.9% (2023)
- Sex ratio at birth 105.81 males per 100 females (2023)
- Sex ratio at age 5 107.34 males per 100 females (2023)
- Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 105.81 males per 100 females (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Cook Islands?
- Mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Cook Islands was 33.1 in 2016, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mean body mass index (bmi) in women recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1 in 2015.
- What is the lowest mean body mass index (bmi) in women recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9 in 1975.
- How does Cook Islands rank for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Cook Islands ranks 4th out of 190 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean body mass index (bmi) in women rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 Mean body mass index (BMI) in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Body mass index (BMI) is measured as a person's weight in kilograms (kg) divided by her height (in meters), squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as 'underweight'; 18.5 to <25 as 'normal/healthy'; 25.0 to <30 as 'overweight'; and >30.0 as 'obese'.