What is infant mortality rate in Cook Islands?

Infant mortality rate in Cook Islands was 1.13 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Cook Islands?

The highest recorded value was 14.53 deaths per 100 live births in 1951.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Cook Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 1.07 deaths per 100 live births in 2011.

How does Cook Islands rank for infant mortality rate?

Cook Islands ranks 107th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Cook Islands?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Cook Islands data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Cook Islands

Name: Infant mortality rate in Cook Islands
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cook Islands: Infant mortality rate was 1.13 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.13 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.1%

World rank

107th

of 199 countries

All-time high

14.53 deaths per 100 live births

in 1951

All-time low

1.07 deaths per 100 live births

in 2011

Years of data

1951–2024

Infant mortality rate in Cook Islands, 1951–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Cook Islands recorded 1.13 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Cook Islands peaked at 14.53 deaths per 100 live births in 1951 and was at its lowest, 1.07 deaths per 100 live births, in 2011.

Cook Islands ranks 107th of 199 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	11.74 deaths per 100 live births	9.14 deaths per 100 live births	14.53 deaths per 100 live births	9
1960s	6.2 deaths per 100 live births	4.25 deaths per 100 live births	8.52 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	3.07 deaths per 100 live births	2.48 deaths per 100 live births	3.93 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.14 deaths per 100 live births	1.98 deaths per 100 live births	2.4 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.87 deaths per 100 live births	1.63 deaths per 100 live births	1.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.31 deaths per 100 live births	1.09 deaths per 100 live births	1.56 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.12 deaths per 100 live births	1.07 deaths per 100 live births	1.21 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.17 deaths per 100 live births	1.13 deaths per 100 live births	1.2 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Cook Islands

104 Panama 1.2 deaths per 100 live births compare
105 Jordan 1.2 deaths per 100 live births compare
106 British Virgin Islands 1.14 deaths per 100 live births compare
108 Mongolia 1.12 deaths per 100 live births compare
109 Bahamas 1.11 deaths per 100 live births compare
110 Peru 1.1 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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)
Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita 72.4% (2024)
Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita 75.0% (2024)
Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines 75.0% (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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Cook Islands?: Infant mortality rate in Cook Islands was 1.13 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Cook Islands?: The highest recorded value was 14.53 deaths per 100 live births in 1951.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Cook Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 1.07 deaths per 100 live births in 2011.
How does Cook Islands rank for infant mortality rate?: Cook Islands ranks 107th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Cook Islands?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cook Islands data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .