Difference in male and female life expectancy in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 7.19 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Cook Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, difference in male and female life expectancy in Cook Islands stood at 7.19.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Cook Islands peaked at 7.88 in 2007 and was at its lowest, -1.1, in 1950.
Cook Islands ranks 29th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -1.1 | — |
| 1951 | -0.7483 | -32.2% |
| 1952 | -0.4579 | -38.8% |
| 1953 | -0.3358 | -26.7% |
| 1954 | -0.2913 | -13.3% |
| 1955 | -0.406 | +39.4% |
| 1956 | -0.5215 | +28.4% |
| 1957 | -0.7537 | +44.5% |
| 1958 | -0.8472 | +12.4% |
| 1959 | -0.751 | -11.4% |
| 1960 | -0.745 | -0.8% |
| 1961 | -0.7885 | +5.8% |
| 1962 | -0.8939 | +13.4% |
| 1963 | -1.09 | +21.6% |
| 1964 | -1.04 | -4.6% |
| 1965 | -0.9657 | -6.9% |
| 1966 | -0.7365 | -23.7% |
| 1967 | -0.3132 | -57.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3269 | -204.4% |
| 1969 | 1.21 | +268.8% |
| 1970 | 2.02 | +67.4% |
| 1971 | 2.84 | +40.6% |
| 1972 | 3.7 | +30.3% |
| 1973 | 4.15 | +12.1% |
| 1974 | 4.52 | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 4.81 | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 5.05 | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 5.07 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 5.21 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 5.36 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 5.48 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 5.55 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 5.53 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 5.68 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 5.78 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 5.9 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 5.96 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 5.75 | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 6.2 | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 6.26 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 6.13 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 6.33 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 6.34 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 6.32 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 6.26 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 6.19 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 6.15 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 4.79 | -22.1% |
| 1998 | 6.19 | +29.2% |
| 1999 | 6.3 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 6.54 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 6.79 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 7.04 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 7.37 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 7.61 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 7.82 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 7.83 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 7.88 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 7.88 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 7.84 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 7.8 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.74 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 7.68 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 7.58 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 7.46 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 7.39 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 7.36 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.36 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.34 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 7.33 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 7.58 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 6.82 | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 7.24 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 7.19 | -0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in male and female life expectancy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +268.8% | 0.3269 | 1.21 |
| 1968 | +204.4% | -0.3132 | 0.3269 |
| 1970 | +67.4% | 1.21 | 2.02 |
| 1967 | +57.5% | -0.7365 | -0.3132 |
| 1957 | -44.5% | -0.5215 | -0.7537 |
| 1955 | -39.4% | -0.2913 | -0.406 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.6216 | -1.1 | -0.2913 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.5034 | -1.09 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.27 | 2.02 | 5.36 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.81 | 5.48 | 6.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.1 | 4.79 | 6.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.46 | 6.54 | 7.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5 | 7.33 | 7.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.21 | 6.82 | 7.58 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.28 compare
- 27 Puerto Rico 7.19 compare
- 28 Bahamas 7.19 compare
- 30 Guyana 7.14 compare
- 31 Guadeloupe 7.13 compare
- 32 Romania 7.11 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in male and female life expectancy in Cook Islands?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in Cook Islands was 7.19 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.88 in 2007.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.1 in 1950.
- How does Cook Islands rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Cook Islands ranks 29th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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