Cook Islands vs Northern Mariana Islands: Birth rate vs. death rate

Cook Islands
12.48 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Northern Mariana Islands
12.92 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
126th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
123rd

Birth rate vs. death rate over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Northern Mariana Islands
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How they compare

Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 12.92 births per 1,000 people against 12.48 births per 1,000 people in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.44 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Northern Mariana Islands ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 126th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 123rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 4 and Northern Mariana Islands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Northern Mariana Islands Difference Ahead
1950s 45.64 births per 1,000 people 40.33 births per 1,000 people 5.32 births per 1,000 people Cook Islands
1960s 43.2 births per 1,000 people 36.06 births per 1,000 people 7.14 births per 1,000 people Cook Islands
1970s 31.48 births per 1,000 people 38.06 births per 1,000 people 6.58 births per 1,000 people Northern Mariana Islands
1980s 28.4 births per 1,000 people 24.5 births per 1,000 people 3.9 births per 1,000 people Cook Islands
1990s 28.86 births per 1,000 people 28.26 births per 1,000 people 0.6037 births per 1,000 people Cook Islands
2000s 20.32 births per 1,000 people 22.67 births per 1,000 people 2.35 births per 1,000 people Northern Mariana Islands
2010s 16.43 births per 1,000 people 19.62 births per 1,000 people 3.19 births per 1,000 people Northern Mariana Islands
2020s 13.65 births per 1,000 people 14.26 births per 1,000 people 0.6048 births per 1,000 people Northern Mariana Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Cook Islands or Northern Mariana Islands?
Northern Mariana Islands, at 12.92 births per 1,000 people against 12.48 births per 1,000 people in Cook Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Cook Islands and Northern Mariana Islands?
0.44 births per 1,000 people, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Northern Mariana Islands?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cook Islands and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
Cook Islands ranks 126th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 123rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by 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
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.