Cook Islands vs Tunisia: Life expectancy by sex
Cook Islands
79.05 years
in 2023
Tunisia
79.15 years
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
114th
Tunisia rank
111th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Cook Islands
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 79.15 years against 79.05 years in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tunisia ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 114th and Tunisia ranks 111th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 6 and Tunisia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.59 years | 41.74 years | 2.85 years | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 57.8 years | 48.93 years | 8.86 years | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 67.74 years | 60.03 years | 7.7 years | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 69.9 years | 68.27 years | 1.63 years | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 71.49 years | 72.94 years | 1.46 years | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 75.21 years | 76.03 years | 0.8148 years | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 77.83 years | 77.44 years | 0.3934 years | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 78.67 years | 77.86 years | 0.8089 years | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Cook Islands or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 79.15 years against 79.05 years in Cook Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Cook Islands and Tunisia?
- 0.1 years, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Tunisia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Tunisia rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Cook Islands ranks 114th and Tunisia ranks 111th 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.