Food supply vs. life expectancy in Cook Islands

Cook Islands: Food supply vs. life expectancy was 75.28 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
75.28 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
119th
of 236 countries
All-time high
75.28 years
in 2023
All-time low
37.95 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Food supply vs. life expectancy in Cook Islands, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for food supply vs. life expectancy in Cook Islands is 75.28 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food supply vs. life expectancy in Cook Islands peaked at 75.28 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.95 years, in 1950.

Cook Islands ranks 119th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 44.88 years 37.95 years 51.35 years 10
1960s 57.99 years 52.73 years 62.53 years 10
1970s 65.34 years 63.57 years 65.93 years 10
1980s 66.6 years 65.88 years 67.51 years 10
1990s 68.07 years 66.4 years 69.58 years 10
2000s 71.07 years 69.85 years 72.44 years 10
2010s 73.81 years 72.75 years 74.56 years 10
2020s 74.86 years 74.51 years 75.28 years 4

Countries ranked near Cook Islands

  1. 116 United States Virgin Islands 75.47 years compare
  2. 117 Brunei 75.33 years compare
  3. 118 Morocco 75.31 years compare
  4. 120 Grenada 75.2 years compare
  5. 121 Mexico 75.07 years compare
  6. 122 Nicaragua 74.95 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food supply vs. life expectancy in Cook Islands?
Food supply vs. life expectancy in Cook Islands was 75.28 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Cook Islands?
The highest recorded value was 75.28 years in 2023.
What is the lowest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Cook Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 37.95 years in 1950.
How does Cook Islands rank for food supply vs. life expectancy?
Cook Islands ranks 119th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is food supply vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Cook Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Food supply vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Food supply vs. life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.