Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Cook Islands or Mayotte?

Mayotte, at 76.05 years against 75.28 years in Cook Islands as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Cook Islands and Mayotte?

0.77 years, with Mayotte ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cook Islands vs Mayotte: Life expectancy at birth

Cook Islands

75.28 years

in 2023

Mayotte

76.05 years

in 2023

Cook Islands rank

119th

Mayotte rank

110th

Life expectancy at birth over time

Cook Islands
Mayotte

How they compare

Mayotte currently reports 76.05 years against 75.28 years in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.77 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mayotte ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 119th and Mayotte ranks 110th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 1 and Mayotte in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cook Islands	Mayotte	Difference	Ahead
1950s	44.88 years	47.95 years	3.07 years	Mayotte
1960s	57.99 years	58.66 years	0.6666 years	Mayotte
1970s	65.34 years	66.54 years	1.2 years	Mayotte
1980s	66.6 years	71.65 years	5.05 years	Mayotte
1990s	68.07 years	74.92 years	6.84 years	Mayotte
2000s	71.07 years	77.2 years	6.13 years	Mayotte
2010s	73.81 years	77.12 years	3.32 years	Mayotte
2020s	74.86 years	74.55 years	0.3102 years	Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Cook Islands or Mayotte?: Mayotte, at 76.05 years against 75.28 years in Cook Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Cook Islands and Mayotte?: 0.77 years, with Mayotte ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Mayotte?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cook Islands and Mayotte rank globally for life expectancy at birth?: Cook Islands ranks 119th and Mayotte ranks 110th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy at birth
Unit: years
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

Period life expectancy at birth.