Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 5.78 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.78 years
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
38th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.19 years
in 2008
All-time low
1.17 years
in 1965
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Cook Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Cook Islands is 5.78 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Cook Islands peaked at 6.19 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.17 years, in 1965.
Cook Islands ranks 38th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.48 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.45 years | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 2.39 years | -2.4% |
| 1953 | 2.3 years | -3.7% |
| 1954 | 2.22 years | -3.7% |
| 1955 | 2.09 years | -5.7% |
| 1956 | 1.95 years | -6.9% |
| 1957 | 1.79 years | -8.1% |
| 1958 | 1.64 years | -8.5% |
| 1959 | 1.64 years | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 1.57 years | -4.6% |
| 1961 | 1.49 years | -4.9% |
| 1962 | 1.36 years | -8.6% |
| 1963 | 1.21 years | -11.3% |
| 1964 | 1.18 years | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 1.17 years | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 1.24 years | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 1.42 years | +14.7% |
| 1968 | 1.69 years | +19.4% |
| 1969 | 2.11 years | +24.9% |
| 1970 | 2.48 years | +17.4% |
| 1971 | 2.88 years | +16.0% |
| 1972 | 3.32 years | +15.3% |
| 1973 | 3.58 years | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 3.85 years | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 4.07 years | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 4.27 years | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 4.33 years | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 4.45 years | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 4.54 years | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 4.62 years | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 4.67 years | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 4.66 years | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 4.76 years | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 4.81 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 4.89 years | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 4.91 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 4.81 years | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 5.04 years | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 5.08 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 5.02 years | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 5.12 years | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 5.12 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 5.11 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 5.08 years | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 5.04 years | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 5.02 years | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 4.31 years | -14.0% |
| 1998 | 5.05 years | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 5.13 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 5.3 years | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 5.46 years | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 5.62 years | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 5.84 years | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 6 years | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 6.15 years | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 6.14 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 6.18 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 6.19 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 6.17 years | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 6.15 years | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 6.11 years | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 6.08 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 6.02 years | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 5.94 years | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 5.9 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.88 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.88 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.87 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 5.86 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 6.13 years | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 5.35 years | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 5.82 years | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 5.78 years | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.1 years | 1.64 years | 2.48 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.44 years | 1.17 years | 2.11 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.78 years | 2.48 years | 4.54 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.82 years | 4.62 years | 5.08 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5 years | 4.31 years | 5.13 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.91 years | 5.3 years | 6.19 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.97 years | 5.86 years | 6.15 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.77 years | 5.35 years | 6.13 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 35 Slovakia 5.84 years compare
- 36 Republic of Korea 5.81 years compare
- 37 Namibia 5.81 years compare
- 39 Montenegro 5.77 years compare
- 40 Martinique 5.76 years compare
- 41 Japan 5.74 years compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Cook Islands?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Cook Islands was 5.78 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.19 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 years in 1965.
- How does Cook Islands rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Cook Islands ranks 38th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.