What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Cook Islands and Tokelau?

1 deaths, with Cook Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Tokelau?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Cook Islands vs Tokelau: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region

Cook Islands

1 deaths

in 2023

Tokelau

0 deaths

in 2023

Cook Islands rank

222nd

Tokelau rank

228th

Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time

Cook Islands
Tokelau

How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 1 deaths against 0 deaths in Tokelau, a difference of 1 deaths.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Cook Islands has been ahead every year.

Cook Islands ranks 222nd and Tokelau ranks 228th of 236 countries.

Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cook Islands	Tokelau	Difference	Ahead
1950s	110.5 deaths	4 deaths	106.5 deaths	Cook Islands
1960s	64.8 deaths	3.2 deaths	61.6 deaths	Cook Islands
1970s	24.3 deaths	1.1 deaths	23.2 deaths	Cook Islands
1980s	12.4 deaths	1 deaths	11.4 deaths	Cook Islands
1990s	11.4 deaths	1 deaths	10.4 deaths	Cook Islands
2000s	4 deaths	0.1 deaths	3.9 deaths	Cook Islands
2010s	2.3 deaths	0 deaths	2.3 deaths	Cook Islands
2020s	1 deaths	0 deaths	1 deaths	Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Cook Islands or Tokelau?: Cook Islands, at 1 deaths against 0 deaths in Tokelau as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Cook Islands and Tokelau?: 1 deaths, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Tokelau?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cook Islands and Tokelau rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?: Cook Islands ranks 222nd and Tokelau ranks 228th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Unit: deaths
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: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.