Cook Islands vs Tuvalu: Number of child deaths
Cook Islands
2 deaths
in 2024
Tuvalu
4 deaths
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
191st
Tuvalu rank
188th
Number of child deaths over time
- Cook Islands
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 4 deaths against 2 deaths in Cook Islands, a difference of 2 deaths.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 2.0 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 191st and Tuvalu ranks 188th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 3 and Tuvalu in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 90 deaths | 43 deaths | 47 deaths | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 62.9 deaths | 28.7 deaths | 34.2 deaths | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 24.6 deaths | 15.5 deaths | 9.1 deaths | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 12.5 deaths | 16.2 deaths | 3.7 deaths | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 11.3 deaths | 14.3 deaths | 3 deaths | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 5.1 deaths | 8.9 deaths | 3.8 deaths | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 4 deaths | 6.6 deaths | 2.6 deaths | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 2.8 deaths | 5 deaths | 2.2 deaths | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Cook Islands or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 4 deaths against 2 deaths in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Cook Islands and Tuvalu?
- 2 deaths, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Tuvalu?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Tuvalu rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Cook Islands ranks 191st and Tuvalu ranks 188th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. 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 children aged under 5 .