Cook Islands vs Malaysia: Birth rate vs death rate

Cook Islands
12.48
in 2023
Malaysia
12.41
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
126th
Malaysia rank
128th

Birth rate vs death rate over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Malaysia
1020304050195019862023

How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 12.48 against 12.41 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.07.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 126th and Malaysia ranks 128th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Malaysia Difference Ahead
1950s 45.64 44.35 1.29 Cook Islands
1960s 43.2 38.37 4.83 Cook Islands
1970s 31.48 32.14 0.6639 Malaysia
1980s 28.4 29.53 1.12 Malaysia
1990s 28.86 25.88 2.98 Cook Islands
2000s 20.32 18.94 1.38 Cook Islands
2010s 16.43 16.11 0.3196 Cook Islands
2020s 13.65 12.65 1.01 Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate vs death rate, Cook Islands or Malaysia?
Cook Islands, at 12.48 against 12.41 in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate vs death rate between Cook Islands and Malaysia?
0.07, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Malaysia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cook Islands and Malaysia rank globally for birth rate vs death rate?
Cook Islands ranks 126th and Malaysia ranks 128th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate vs death rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed