Life expectancy of women vs. men in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Life expectancy of women vs. men was 79.05 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
79.05 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
114th
of 236 countries
All-time high
79.05 years
in 2023
All-time low
37.41 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Cook Islands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 79.05 years for life expectancy of women vs. men in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy of women vs. men in Cook Islands peaked at 79.05 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.41 years, in 1950.
That places Cook Islands 114th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 37.41 years | — |
| 1951 | 39.22 years | +4.8% |
| 1952 | 41.03 years | +4.6% |
| 1953 | 42.63 years | +3.9% |
| 1954 | 44.16 years | +3.6% |
| 1955 | 45.58 years | +3.2% |
| 1956 | 47.03 years | +3.2% |
| 1957 | 48.22 years | +2.5% |
| 1958 | 49.64 years | +2.9% |
| 1959 | 51.02 years | +2.8% |
| 1960 | 52.41 years | +2.7% |
| 1961 | 53.74 years | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 55.05 years | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 56.1 years | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 57.31 years | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 58.41 years | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 59.43 years | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 60.55 years | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 61.77 years | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 63.23 years | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 64.71 years | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 66.21 years | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 67.63 years | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 68.22 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 68.47 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 68.48 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 68.38 years | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 68.19 years | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 68.37 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 68.71 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 68.98 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 69.21 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 69.29 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 69.55 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 69.81 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 70.11 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 70.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 69.7 years | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 70.9 years | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 71.08 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 69.93 years | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 71.31 years | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 71.44 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 71.57 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 71.72 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 71.92 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 72.17 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 68.95 years | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 72.76 years | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 73.08 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 73.49 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 73.86 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 74.26 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 74.68 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 75.11 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 75.53 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 75.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 76.15 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 76.47 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 76.75 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 77.02 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 77.26 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 77.49 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 77.7 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 77.84 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 77.97 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 78.08 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.21 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 78.32 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.43 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 78.54 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 78.17 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 78.9 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 79.05 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.59 years | 37.41 years | 51.02 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 57.8 years | 52.41 years | 63.23 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.74 years | 64.71 years | 68.71 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.9 years | 68.98 years | 71.08 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.49 years | 68.95 years | 73.08 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.21 years | 73.49 years | 76.75 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.83 years | 77.02 years | 78.43 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.67 years | 78.17 years | 79.05 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy of women vs. men in Cook Islands?
- Life expectancy of women vs. men in Cook Islands was 79.05 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 79.05 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.41 years in 1950.
- How does Cook Islands rank for life expectancy of women vs. men?
- Cook Islands ranks 114th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy of women vs. men rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 Life expectancy of women vs. men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.