Cook Islands vs Tokelau: Life expectancy by sex
Cook Islands
79.05 years
in 2023
Tokelau
78.92 years
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
114th
Tokelau rank
117th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Cook Islands
- Tokelau
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 79.05 years against 78.92 years in Tokelau, a difference of 0.13 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tokelau ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 114th and Tokelau ranks 117th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 4 and Tokelau in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Tokelau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.59 years | 58.51 years | 13.92 years | Tokelau |
| 1960s | 57.8 years | 61.71 years | 3.92 years | Tokelau |
| 1970s | 67.74 years | 63.72 years | 4.01 years | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 69.9 years | 67.35 years | 2.55 years | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 71.49 years | 72.17 years | 0.6812 years | Tokelau |
| 2000s | 75.21 years | 74.95 years | 0.256 years | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 77.83 years | 77.45 years | 0.38 years | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 78.67 years | 78.7 years | 0.0337 years | Tokelau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Cook Islands or Tokelau?
- Cook Islands, at 79.05 years against 78.92 years in Tokelau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Cook Islands and Tokelau?
- 0.13 years, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Tokelau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Tokelau rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Cook Islands ranks 114th and Tokelau ranks 117th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.