Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women was 25.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Cook Islands, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Cook Islands stood at 25.6%.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Cook Islands peaked at 42.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2012.
Cook Islands ranks 106th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.8% | — |
| 2001 | 40.7% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 42.1% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 32.2% | -23.5% |
| 2004 | 32.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 33.3% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 32.6% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 29.7% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 29.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 30.3% | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | -20.2% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 24.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 24.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.1% | 28.5% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 24.2% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 25.6% | 25.6% | 1 |
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)
- Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 33.1 (2016)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Cook Islands?
- Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Cook Islands was 25.6% in 2020, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2012.
- How does Cook Islands rank for share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women?
- Cook Islands ranks 106th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men vs women (15 years and older) who have not consumed any alcohol during their lifetime. This data is age-standardized.