Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Cook Islands

Cook Islands: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 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

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 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

Cook Islands recorded 75.28 years for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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.

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Cook Islands, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Cook Islands, 1950 to 2023.
Year years Change
1950 37.95 years
1951 39.57 years +4.3%
1952 41.23 years +4.2%
1953 42.77 years +3.7%
1954 44.27 years +3.5%
1955 45.75 years +3.3%
1956 47.26 years +3.3%
1957 48.57 years +2.8%
1958 50.03 years +3.0%
1959 51.35 years +2.6%
1960 52.73 years +2.7%
1961 54.08 years +2.6%
1962 55.45 years +2.5%
1963 56.59 years +2.1%
1964 57.77 years +2.1%
1965 58.84 years +1.8%
1966 59.75 years +1.5%
1967 60.65 years +1.5%
1968 61.54 years +1.5%
1969 62.53 years +1.6%
1970 63.57 years +1.7%
1971 64.62 years +1.6%
1972 65.56 years +1.4%
1973 65.89 years +0.5%
1974 65.93 years +0.1%
1975 65.78 years -0.2%
1976 65.55 years -0.4%
1977 65.35 years -0.3%
1978 65.44 years +0.1%
1979 65.68 years +0.4%
1980 65.88 years +0.3%
1981 66.05 years +0.3%
1982 66.15 years +0.1%
1983 66.32 years +0.3%
1984 66.52 years +0.3%
1985 66.75 years +0.4%
1986 67 years +0.4%
1987 66.46 years -0.8%
1988 67.36 years +1.4%
1989 67.51 years +0.2%
1990 66.49 years -1.5%
1991 67.71 years +1.8%
1992 67.84 years +0.2%
1993 68 years +0.2%
1994 68.2 years +0.3%
1995 68.46 years +0.4%
1996 68.74 years +0.4%
1997 66.4 years -3.4%
1998 69.32 years +4.4%
1999 69.58 years +0.4%
2000 69.85 years +0.4%
2001 70.08 years +0.3%
2002 70.34 years +0.4%
2003 70.58 years +0.3%
2004 70.87 years +0.4%
2005 71.17 years +0.4%
2006 71.45 years +0.4%
2007 71.78 years +0.5%
2008 72.12 years +0.5%
2009 72.44 years +0.4%
2010 72.75 years +0.4%
2011 73.05 years +0.4%
2012 73.32 years +0.4%
2013 73.61 years +0.4%
2014 73.83 years +0.3%
2015 74.02 years +0.3%
2016 74.17 years +0.2%
2017 74.32 years +0.2%
2018 74.44 years +0.2%
2019 74.56 years +0.2%
2020 74.51 years -0.1%
2021 74.58 years +0.1%
2022 75.08 years +0.7%
2023 75.28 years +0.3%

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 life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Cook Islands?
Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cook Islands?
The highest recorded value was 75.28 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cook Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 37.95 years in 1950.
How does Cook Islands rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
Cook Islands ranks 119th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
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.