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  • Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population): The number of people that will die from cancer out of 100,000 people the same age. The number is not an accurate telling of the country's cancer rate, but rather how fatal cancer is in each country.
  • Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population): The number of people that will die from cardiovascular diseases out of 100,000 people the same age. The number is not an accurate telling of the country's cardiovascular disease rate, but rather how fatal cardiovascular diseases are in each country.
  • Leprosy cases: Number of reported Leprosy cases.
  • Measles > Children immunised against measles: Percentage of children under 1 year old immunized against measles.
  • Obesity > Female obesity rate: Percentage of females older than 14 who are obese, meaning their Body Mass Index (BMI) exceeds 30.
  • Obesity > Male obesity rate: Percentage of males older than 14 who are obese, meaning their Body Mass Index (BMI) exceeds 30.
  • Obesity > Obesity rate (men): Percentage of males aged over 15 years who are obese. The World Health Organization defines obesity as a body mass index over 30. The average BMI is 18.5 to 24.9.
  • Obesity > Obesity rate (women): Percentage of females aged over 15 years who are obese. The World Health Organization defines obesity as a body mass index over 30. The average BMI is 18.5 to 24.9.
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STAT Cook Islands Japan HISTORY
Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 64
Ranked 185th. 		120
Ranked 117th. 88% more than Cook Islands
Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 301
Ranked 119th. 3 times more than Japan 		103
Ranked 189th.
Leprosy cases 0.0
Ranked 91st. 		11
Ranked 67th.
Measles > Children immunised against measles 89%
Ranked 123th. 		94%
Ranked 88th. 6% more than Cook Islands
Obesity > Female obesity rate 61%
Ranked 1st. 20 times more than Japan 		3%
Ranked 12th.
Obesity > Male obesity rate 56%
Ranked 1st. 19 times more than Japan 		3%
Ranked 5th.
Obesity > Obesity rate (men) 65.7%
Ranked 1st. 20 times more than Japan 		3.3%
Ranked 9th.
Obesity > Obesity rate (women) 65.7%
Ranked 1st. 20 times more than Japan 		3.3%
Ranked 9th.

SOURCES: World Health Organization. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=GenderStat&f=inID%3a43, Prevalence of obesity among adults; World Health Organization. Source tables

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