Death rate from road injuries in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Death rate from road injuries was 17.64 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from road injuries 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
The most recent figure for death rate from road injuries in Cook Islands is 17.64 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 57.0% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from road injuries in Cook Islands peaked at 41.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2016.
That places Cook Islands 56th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from road injuries in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.29 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 13.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +107.9% |
| 2002 | 13.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 19.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +49.5% |
| 2004 | 33.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +66.2% |
| 2005 | 19.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -40.1% |
| 2006 | 6.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -66.8% |
| 2007 | 32.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +390.0% |
| 2008 | 24.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.8% |
| 2009 | 24.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 11.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -51.7% |
| 2011 | 22.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +93.7% |
| 2012 | 27.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.4% |
| 2013 | 33.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.6% |
| 2014 | 33.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 28.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people | -79.8% |
| 2017 | 17.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +202.6% |
| 2018 | 23.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +34.4% |
| 2019 | 35.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +51.2% |
| 2020 | 41.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 17.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -57.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 35.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 41.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 53 Eritrea 17.68 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 53 Viet Nam 17.68 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Ethiopia 17.67 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 57 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 17.61 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 58 Belize 17.5 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 China 17.4 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Cook Islands
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- 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)
- Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines 75.0% (2024)
- Obesity in men vs. women 70.6% (2024)
- Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese 61.0% (2024)
- Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita 75.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road injuries in Cook Islands?
- Death rate from road injuries in Cook Islands was 17.64 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 road injuries recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 41.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest death rate from road injuries recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
- How does Cook Islands rank for death rate from road injuries?
- Cook Islands ranks 56th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road injuries rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. 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 road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from road injury in both sexes, per 100,000 people.