Bahamas vs Cook Islands: Infant mortality rate by sex
Bahamas
1.02 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cook Islands
0.9769 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bahamas rank
107th
Cook Islands rank
110th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Bahamas
- Cook Islands
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 1.02 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9769 deaths per 100 live births in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.0431 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Bahamas ranks 107th and Cook Islands ranks 110th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 4 and Cook Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Cook Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.37 deaths per 100 live births | 3.83 deaths per 100 live births | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 2.45 deaths per 100 live births | 2.63 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1746 deaths per 100 live births | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 1.81 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3504 deaths per 100 live births | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | 0.075 deaths per 100 live births | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2032 deaths per 100 live births | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9617 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2353 deaths per 100 live births | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0522 deaths per 100 live births | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Bahamas or Cook Islands?
- Bahamas, at 1.02 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9769 deaths per 100 live births in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Bahamas and Cook Islands?
- 0.0431 deaths per 100 live births, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Cook Islands?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Cook Islands rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Bahamas ranks 107th and Cook Islands ranks 110th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .