Which has higher number of deaths, Cook Islands or Palau?

Palau, at 200 deaths against 127 deaths in Cook Islands as of 2023.

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

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 deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cook Islands vs Palau: Number of deaths

Cook Islands

127 deaths

in 2023

Palau

200 deaths

in 2023

Cook Islands rank

224th

Palau rank

223rd

Number of deaths over time

Cook Islands
Palau

How they compare

Palau currently reports 200 deaths against 127 deaths in Cook Islands, a difference of 73 deaths.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.6 times Cook Islands's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 224th and Palau ranks 223rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cook Islands	Palau	Difference	Ahead
1950s	298.3 deaths	151.4 deaths	146.9 deaths	Cook Islands
1960s	192.1 deaths	143.3 deaths	48.8 deaths	Cook Islands
1970s	134.9 deaths	135.2 deaths	0.3 deaths	Palau
1980s	119.2 deaths	123.4 deaths	4.2 deaths	Palau
1990s	129.9 deaths	166.4 deaths	36.5 deaths	Palau
2000s	102.8 deaths	191.4 deaths	88.6 deaths	Palau
2010s	125 deaths	165.6 deaths	40.6 deaths	Palau
2020s	127.5 deaths	199 deaths	71.5 deaths	Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Cook Islands or Palau?: Palau, at 200 deaths against 127 deaths in Cook Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Cook Islands and Palau?: 73 deaths, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Palau?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cook Islands and Palau rank globally for number of deaths?: Cook Islands ranks 224th and Palau ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
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.