Life expectation at birth by sex in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Life expectation at birth by sex was 79.05 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
79.05
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
114th
of 236 countries
All-time high
79.05
in 2023
All-time low
37.41
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectation at birth by sex in Cook Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 79.05 for life expectation at birth by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectation at birth by sex in Cook Islands peaked at 79.05 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.41, in 1950.
Cook Islands ranks 114th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectation at birth by sex in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 37.41 | — |
| 1951 | 39.22 | +4.8% |
| 1952 | 41.03 | +4.6% |
| 1953 | 42.63 | +3.9% |
| 1954 | 44.16 | +3.6% |
| 1955 | 45.57 | +3.2% |
| 1956 | 47.03 | +3.2% |
| 1957 | 48.22 | +2.5% |
| 1958 | 49.64 | +2.9% |
| 1959 | 51.02 | +2.8% |
| 1960 | 52.4 | +2.7% |
| 1961 | 53.74 | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 55.05 | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 56.1 | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 57.31 | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 58.41 | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 59.43 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 60.55 | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 61.77 | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 63.23 | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 64.71 | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 66.21 | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 67.63 | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 68.22 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 68.47 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 68.48 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 68.38 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 68.19 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 68.37 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 68.71 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 68.98 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 69.21 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 69.29 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 69.55 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 69.81 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 70.11 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 70.4 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 69.7 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 70.9 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 71.08 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 69.93 | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 71.31 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 71.44 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 71.57 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 71.72 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 71.92 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 72.17 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 68.95 | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 72.76 | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 73.08 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 73.49 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 73.86 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 74.26 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 74.68 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 75.11 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 75.53 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 75.8 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 76.15 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 76.47 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 76.75 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 77.02 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 77.26 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 77.49 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 77.71 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 77.84 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 77.97 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 78.08 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.21 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 78.32 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.43 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 78.54 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 78.17 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 78.9 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 79.05 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.59 | 37.41 | 51.02 | 10 |
| 1960s | 57.8 | 52.4 | 63.23 | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.74 | 64.71 | 68.71 | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.9 | 68.98 | 71.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.49 | 68.95 | 73.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.21 | 73.49 | 76.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.83 | 77.02 | 78.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.67 | 78.17 | 79.05 | 4 |
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More population data for Cook Islands
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4399 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4399 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3917 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.367 (2100)
- Population density 33.01 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 335 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.367 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.3475 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectation at birth by sex in Cook Islands?
- Life expectation at birth by sex in Cook Islands was 79.05 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 79.05 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.41 in 1950.
- How does Cook Islands rank for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Cook Islands ranks 114th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectation at birth by sex rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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