What is child mortality in Cook Islands?

Child mortality in Cook Islands was 1.33 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Cook Islands?

The highest recorded value was 19.28 deaths per 100 live births in 1951.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Cook Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 1.27 deaths per 100 live births in 2011.

How does Cook Islands rank for child mortality?

Cook Islands ranks 107th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Cook Islands?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Cook Islands data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Cook Islands

Name: Child mortality in Cook Islands
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cook Islands: Child mortality was 1.33 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.33 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.3%

World rank

107th

of 203 countries

All-time high

19.28 deaths per 100 live births

in 1951

All-time low

1.27 deaths per 100 live births

in 2011

Years of data

1951–2024

Child mortality in Cook Islands, 1951–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Cook Islands recorded 1.33 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality in 2024.

The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Cook Islands peaked at 19.28 deaths per 100 live births in 1951 and was at its lowest, 1.27 deaths per 100 live births, in 2011.

Cook Islands ranks 107th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	15.36 deaths per 100 live births	11.77 deaths per 100 live births	19.28 deaths per 100 live births	9
1960s	7.86 deaths per 100 live births	5.3 deaths per 100 live births	10.94 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	3.78 deaths per 100 live births	3.03 deaths per 100 live births	4.89 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.59 deaths per 100 live births	2.39 deaths per 100 live births	2.92 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	2.24 deaths per 100 live births	1.95 deaths per 100 live births	2.38 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.56 deaths per 100 live births	1.3 deaths per 100 live births	1.87 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.34 deaths per 100 live births	1.27 deaths per 100 live births	1.43 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.39 deaths per 100 live births	1.33 deaths per 100 live births	1.43 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Cook Islands

104 Sao Tome and Principe 1.36 deaths per 100 live births compare
105 Mongolia 1.34 deaths per 100 live births compare
106 Uzbekistan 1.34 deaths per 100 live births compare
109 Jordan 1.29 deaths per 100 live births compare
110 Peru 1.29 deaths per 100 live births compare

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More health data for Cook Islands

Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 937.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Prevalence rate of obesity in adults 72.4% (2024)
Share of adults who are obese vs. daily protein supply 72.4% (2024)
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese 61.0% (2024)
Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita 75.0% (2024)
Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines 75.0% (2024)
Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita 72.4% (2024)
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 0.0318 under-five deaths per woman (2021)
Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty 75.0% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Cook Islands?: Child mortality in Cook Islands was 1.33 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Cook Islands?: The highest recorded value was 19.28 deaths per 100 live births in 1951.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Cook Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 1.27 deaths per 100 live births in 2011.
How does Cook Islands rank for child mortality?: Cook Islands ranks 107th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Cook Islands?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cook Islands data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.