Cook Islands vs Japan: Burden of disease

Cook Islands
30,628 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan
30,022 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Cook Islands rank
132nd
Japan rank
135th

Burden of disease over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Japan
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How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 30,628 DALYs per 100,000 people against 30,022 DALYs per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 606 DALYs per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cook Islands ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 132nd and Japan ranks 135th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 26,652 DALYs per 100,000 people 27,281 DALYs per 100,000 people 629.39 DALYs per 100,000 people Japan
2010s 28,502 DALYs per 100,000 people 28,748 DALYs per 100,000 people 246.98 DALYs per 100,000 people Japan
2020s 30,404 DALYs per 100,000 people 29,656 DALYs per 100,000 people 748.3 DALYs per 100,000 people Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher burden of disease, Cook Islands or Japan?
Cook Islands, at 30,628 DALYs per 100,000 people against 30,022 DALYs per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2021.
What is the difference in burden of disease between Cook Islands and Japan?
606 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Japan?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Cook Islands and Japan rank globally for burden of disease?
Cook Islands ranks 132nd and Japan ranks 135th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Burden of disease. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Burden of disease
Unit
DALYs per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,263 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.