Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Cook Islands

Cook Islands: Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases was 53.79 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
53.79 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
14th
of 194 countries
All-time high
76.79 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
51.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Cook Islands, 2000–2021

0204060802000201020212000: 76.8 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 73.7 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 71.2 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 69.4 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 66.8 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 67.2 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 65.7 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 61.3 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 59.4 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 57.2 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 56.8 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 55 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 54.3 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 54.2 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 53.7 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 53.5 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 54.4 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 53.5 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 53.1 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 51.7 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 51.9 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 53.8 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Cook Islands is 53.79 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Cook Islands peaked at 76.79 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 51.73 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.

Cook Islands ranks 14th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Cook Islands, year by year

Annual values for Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Cook Islands, 2000 to 2021.
Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
2000 76.79 deaths per 100,000 people
2001 73.71 deaths per 100,000 people -4.0%
2002 71.19 deaths per 100,000 people -3.4%
2003 69.41 deaths per 100,000 people -2.5%
2004 66.75 deaths per 100,000 people -3.8%
2005 67.16 deaths per 100,000 people +0.6%
2006 65.71 deaths per 100,000 people -2.2%
2007 61.28 deaths per 100,000 people -6.7%
2008 59.36 deaths per 100,000 people -3.1%
2009 57.23 deaths per 100,000 people -3.6%
2010 56.81 deaths per 100,000 people -0.7%
2011 55.02 deaths per 100,000 people -3.2%
2012 54.29 deaths per 100,000 people -1.3%
2013 54.24 deaths per 100,000 people -0.1%
2014 53.71 deaths per 100,000 people -1.0%
2015 53.53 deaths per 100,000 people -0.3%
2016 54.43 deaths per 100,000 people +1.7%
2017 53.47 deaths per 100,000 people -1.8%
2018 53.11 deaths per 100,000 people -0.7%
2019 51.73 deaths per 100,000 people -2.6%
2020 51.91 deaths per 100,000 people +0.4%
2021 53.79 deaths per 100,000 people +3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 66.86 deaths per 100,000 people 57.23 deaths per 100,000 people 76.79 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 54.04 deaths per 100,000 people 51.73 deaths per 100,000 people 56.81 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 52.85 deaths per 100,000 people 51.91 deaths per 100,000 people 53.79 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Cook Islands

  1. 11 Angola 54.61 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 12 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 54.47 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 13 Somalia 54.17 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 15 Bulgaria 52.82 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 16 Republic of Moldova 52.32 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 17 Yemen 52.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Cook Islands?
Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Cook Islands was 53.79 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 hypertensive heart diseases recorded in Cook Islands?
The highest recorded value was 76.79 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
What is the lowest death rate from hypertensive heart diseases recorded in Cook Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 51.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
How does Cook Islands rank for death rate from hypertensive heart diseases?
Cook Islands ranks 14th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from hypertensive heart diseases rising or falling in Cook Islands?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 hypertensive heart diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from hypertensive heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.