Death rate from falls in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Death rate from falls was 4.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from falls in Cook Islands, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 4.12 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate from falls in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from falls in Cook Islands peaked at 4.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2004.
Cook Islands ranks 123rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 120 Jamaica 4.29 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 121 Samoa 4.27 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 122 Mauritania 4.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 124 Dominica 4.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 125 Yemen 4.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 126 Angola 4.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 126 Marshall Islands 4.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from falls in Cook Islands?
- Death rate from falls in Cook Islands was 4.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from falls recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from falls recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004.
- How does Cook Islands rank for death rate from falls?
- Cook Islands ranks 123rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from falls rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from falls. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from falls in both sexes, per 100,000 people.