Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 28.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Cook Islands, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 28.4% for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Cook Islands peaked at 37.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2024.
Cook Islands ranks 37th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.1% | — |
| 2005 | 35.0% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 34.2% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 29.0% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 28.7% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 28.4% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.4% | 34.2% | 37.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 31.4% | 33.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 28.4% | 29.6% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Cook Islands
- GDP Deflator — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 117.66 SLC (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 95.53 million SLC (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 66.62 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 18.2 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 18.08 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 18.2 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 18.08 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 4.86 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 3.26 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local 0.9174 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Cook Islands?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Cook Islands was 28.4% 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 adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2024.
- How does Cook Islands rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Cook Islands ranks 37th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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 adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated percentage of adults (15 years and older) who currently use tobacco. This includes all forms of tobacco use, such as smoking, chewing or snuffing, but excludes products that do not contain tobacco, such as e-cigarettes.