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

Cook Islands, at 127 deaths against 85 deaths in Tuvalu as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Cook Islands and Tuvalu?

42 deaths, with Cook Islands ahead.

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

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 Tuvalu: Number of deaths

Cook Islands

127 deaths

in 2023

Tuvalu

85 deaths

in 2023

Cook Islands rank

224th

Tuvalu rank

227th

Number of deaths over time

Cook Islands
Tuvalu

How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 127 deaths against 85 deaths in Tuvalu, a difference of 42 deaths.

That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.5 times Tuvalu's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Cook Islands has been ahead every year.

Cook Islands ranks 224th and Tuvalu ranks 227th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cook Islands	Tuvalu	Difference	Ahead
1950s	298.3 deaths	126.3 deaths	172 deaths	Cook Islands
1960s	192.1 deaths	87 deaths	105.1 deaths	Cook Islands
1970s	134.9 deaths	59.8 deaths	75.1 deaths	Cook Islands
1980s	119.2 deaths	83.5 deaths	35.7 deaths	Cook Islands
1990s	129.9 deaths	93 deaths	36.9 deaths	Cook Islands
2000s	102.8 deaths	85.7 deaths	17.1 deaths	Cook Islands
2010s	125 deaths	107.2 deaths	17.8 deaths	Cook Islands
2020s	127.5 deaths	95.25 deaths	32.25 deaths	Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Cook Islands or Tuvalu?: Cook Islands, at 127 deaths against 85 deaths in Tuvalu as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Cook Islands and Tuvalu?: 42 deaths, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Tuvalu?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cook Islands and Tuvalu rank globally for number of deaths?: Cook Islands ranks 224th and Tuvalu ranks 227th 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

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