Cook Islands vs Romania: Sex gap in life expectancy
Cook Islands
7.18 years
in 2023
Romania
7.16 years
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
31st
Romania rank
32nd
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Cook Islands
- Romania
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 7.18 years against 7.16 years in Romania, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Romania ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 31st and Romania ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.5925 years | 3.82 years | 4.41 years | Romania |
| 1960s | -0.4088 years | 4.13 years | 4.54 years | Romania |
| 1970s | 4.31 years | 4.57 years | 0.2683 years | Romania |
| 1980s | 5.78 years | 5.77 years | 0.0099 years | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 6.08 years | 7.31 years | 1.23 years | Romania |
| 2000s | 7.48 years | 7.14 years | 0.3382 years | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 7.51 years | 7.14 years | 0.3716 years | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 7.2 years | 7.39 years | 0.1923 years | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Cook Islands or Romania?
- Cook Islands, at 7.18 years against 7.16 years in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Cook Islands and Romania?
- 0.02 years, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Romania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Romania rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Cook Islands ranks 31st and Romania ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.