Infant mortality rate in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Infant mortality rate was 0.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Infant mortality rate in Cook Islands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of infants.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 0.6% for infant mortality rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Cook Islands peaked at 13.0% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2023.
Cook Islands ranks 165th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.9% | 8.6% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.0% | 4.3% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 2.5% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 162 Guernsey 0.6% compare
- 163 Liechtenstein 0.6% compare
- 164 Uruguay 0.6% compare
- 166 Montserrat 0.5% compare
- 167 Bahrain 0.5% compare
- 168 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5% compare
More health data for Cook Islands
- 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)
- Prevalence rate of obesity in adults 72.4% (2024)
- Share of adults who are obese vs. daily protein supply 72.4% (2024)
- Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese 61.0% (2024)
- Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita 75.0% (2024)
- Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines 75.0% (2024)
- Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita 72.4% (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Cook Islands?
- Infant mortality rate in Cook Islands was 0.6% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 1950.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2023.
- How does Cook Islands rank for infant mortality rate?
- Cook Islands ranks 165th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of newborns who die before reaching the age of one.