Female to male life expectancy ratio in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Female to male life expectancy ratio was 1.1 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.1
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
40th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.12
in 2007
All-time low
0.9697
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Female to male life expectancy ratio in Cook Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, female to male life expectancy ratio in Cook Islands stood at 1.1.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female to male life expectancy ratio in Cook Islands peaked at 1.12 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9697, in 1950.
Cook Islands ranks 40th 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.
Female to male life expectancy ratio in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.9697 | — |
| 1951 | 0.9798 | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 0.9879 | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 0.9917 | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.9938 | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 0.9923 | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 0.9908 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 0.9866 | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 0.9853 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 0.9879 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 0.9883 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.9879 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.9864 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9831 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.9842 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.9854 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.989 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.9957 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 1.01 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 1.02 | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 1.03 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 1.05 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 1.06 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 1.07 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.07 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.08 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.09 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.1 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.07 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.09 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.1 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.1 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.11 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.11 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.11 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.12 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.12 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.11 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.1 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.1 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9866 | 0.9697 | 0.9938 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9926 | 0.9831 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.07 | 1.03 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 | 1.07 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 | 1.1 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 | 1.1 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.11 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female to male life expectancy ratio in Cook Islands?
- Female to male life expectancy ratio in Cook Islands was 1.1 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female to male life expectancy ratio recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 in 2007.
- What is the lowest female to male life expectancy ratio recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9697 in 1950.
- How does Cook Islands rank for female to male life expectancy ratio?
- Cook Islands ranks 40th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female to male life expectancy ratio rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female to male life expectancy ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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