Stillbirth rate in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Stillbirth rate was 0.6594 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Cook Islands, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stillbirth rate in Cook Islands is 0.6594 deaths per 100 births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Cook Islands peaked at 1.05 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6594 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
That places Cook Islands 118th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Stillbirth rate in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.05 deaths per 100 births | — |
| 2001 | 1.02 deaths per 100 births | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9897 deaths per 100 births | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.964 deaths per 100 births | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9396 deaths per 100 births | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9174 deaths per 100 births | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8878 deaths per 100 births | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8558 deaths per 100 births | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8251 deaths per 100 births | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7982 deaths per 100 births | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.776 deaths per 100 births | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.756 deaths per 100 births | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7394 deaths per 100 births | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7265 deaths per 100 births | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7168 deaths per 100 births | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7075 deaths per 100 births | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7004 deaths per 100 births | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6929 deaths per 100 births | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6842 deaths per 100 births | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6763 deaths per 100 births | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6713 deaths per 100 births | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6687 deaths per 100 births | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6651 deaths per 100 births | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6594 deaths per 100 births | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9244 deaths per 100 births | 0.7982 deaths per 100 births | 1.05 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7176 deaths per 100 births | 0.6763 deaths per 100 births | 0.776 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6661 deaths per 100 births | 0.6594 deaths per 100 births | 0.6713 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 115 Belize 0.6798 deaths per 100 births compare
- 116 Panama 0.6629 deaths per 100 births compare
- 117 Colombia 0.6594 deaths per 100 births compare
- 119 Vietnam 0.6508 deaths per 100 births compare
- 120 British Virgin Islands 0.6502 deaths per 100 births compare
- 121 Peru 0.6487 deaths per 100 births compare
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)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Population density 33.01 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 335 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Cook Islands?
- Stillbirth rate in Cook Islands was 0.6594 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6594 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Cook Islands rank for stillbirth rate?
- Cook Islands ranks 118th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.