What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Cayman Islands and Cook Islands?

0 deaths, with Cayman Islands ahead.

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

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 Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cayman Islands vs Cook Islands: Number of children who die before age 5

Cayman Islands

1 deaths

in 2023

Cook Islands

1 deaths

in 2023

Cayman Islands rank

222nd

Cook Islands rank

222nd

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Cayman Islands
Cook Islands

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 222nd and Cook Islands ranks 222nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cayman Islands	Cook Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28.8 deaths	110.5 deaths	81.7 deaths	Cook Islands
1960s	23.3 deaths	64.8 deaths	41.5 deaths	Cook Islands
1970s	12.3 deaths	24.3 deaths	12 deaths	Cook Islands
1980s	5 deaths	12.4 deaths	7.4 deaths	Cook Islands
1990s	3.9 deaths	11.4 deaths	7.5 deaths	Cook Islands
2000s	3.8 deaths	4 deaths	0.2 deaths	Cook Islands
2010s	1.6 deaths	2.3 deaths	0.7 deaths	Cook Islands
2020s	1 deaths	1 deaths	0 deaths	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Cayman Islands or Cook Islands?: Cayman Islands, at 1 deaths against 1 deaths in Cook Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Cayman Islands and Cook Islands?: 0 deaths, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Cook Islands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cayman Islands and Cook Islands rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Cayman Islands ranks 222nd and Cook Islands ranks 222nd 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. 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
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.