Child mortality rate in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Child mortality rate was 0.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Cook Islands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Cook Islands is 0.7%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Cook Islands peaked at 19.5% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2023.
Cook Islands ranks 166th of 236 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.
Child mortality rate in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % of children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 19.5% | — |
| 1951 | 18.6% | -4.5% |
| 1952 | 17.8% | -4.6% |
| 1953 | 16.9% | -4.8% |
| 1954 | 16.1% | -5.1% |
| 1955 | 15.2% | -5.6% |
| 1956 | 14.3% | -5.9% |
| 1957 | 13.4% | -6.2% |
| 1958 | 12.6% | -6.4% |
| 1959 | 11.7% | -6.6% |
| 1960 | 10.9% | -7.0% |
| 1961 | 10.1% | -7.3% |
| 1962 | 9.4% | -7.4% |
| 1963 | 8.7% | -7.4% |
| 1964 | 8.0% | -7.7% |
| 1965 | 7.4% | -7.7% |
| 1966 | 6.8% | -7.7% |
| 1967 | 6.3% | -7.8% |
| 1968 | 5.8% | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 5.4% | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 5.0% | -7.3% |
| 1971 | 4.6% | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 4.3% | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 4.1% | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 3.8% | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 3.6% | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 3.4% | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 3.3% | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 3.2% | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 3.0% | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 2.9% | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 2.7% | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 2.7% | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 2.6% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 2.5% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 2.5% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 2.8% | +12.8% |
| 1988 | 2.4% | -14.0% |
| 1989 | 2.4% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | +16.9% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | -16.3% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | +55.5% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | -40.3% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -3.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality rate in Cook Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +55.5% | 2.1% | 3.3% |
| 1998 | -40.3% | 3.3% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.6% | 11.7% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.9% | 5.4% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.8% | 3.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 163 Uruguay 0.7% compare
- 164 Luxembourg 0.7% compare
- 165 Guernsey 0.7% compare
- 167 Liechtenstein 0.7% compare
- 168 Reunion 0.6% compare
- 169 Montserrat 0.6% compare
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- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty 95.0% (2025)
- Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines 95.0% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Cook Islands?
- Child mortality rate in Cook Islands was 0.7% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2023.
- How does Cook Islands rank for child mortality rate?
- Cook Islands ranks 166th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.