Cook Islands vs Palau: Number of infant deaths
Cook Islands
2 deaths
in 2024
Palau
4 deaths
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
191st
Palau rank
188th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Cook Islands
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 4 deaths against 2 deaths in Cook Islands, a difference of 2 deaths.
That makes Palau's figure about 2.0 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 191st and Palau ranks 188th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 3 and Palau in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.75 deaths | 29.75 deaths | 8 deaths | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 19.4 deaths | 20.3 deaths | 0.9 deaths | Palau |
| 1980s | 10.4 deaths | 10.1 deaths | 0.3 deaths | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 9.6 deaths | 9.1 deaths | 0.5 deaths | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 4.1 deaths | 5.2 deaths | 1.1 deaths | Palau |
| 2010s | 3 deaths | 4 deaths | 1 deaths | Palau |
| 2020s | 2.4 deaths | 4 deaths | 1.6 deaths | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Cook Islands or Palau?
- Palau, at 4 deaths against 2 deaths in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Cook Islands and Palau?
- 2 deaths, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Palau?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Palau rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Cook Islands ranks 191st and Palau 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 infant 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 1 .