Life expectancy vs electoral democracy index in Cook Islands

Cook Islands: Life expectancy vs electoral democracy index was 75.28 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
75.28
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
6th
of 7 countries
All-time high
75.28
in 2023
All-time low
37.95
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy vs electoral democracy index in Cook Islands, 1950–2023

020406080195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Cook Islands recorded 75.28 for life expectancy vs electoral democracy index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs electoral democracy index in Cook Islands peaked at 75.28 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.95, in 1950.

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

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Cook Islands

  1. 3 Hong Kong (China) 85.51 compare
  2. 3 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 76.79 compare
  3. 4 Japan 84.71 compare
  4. 4 Montserrat 76.19 compare
  5. 5 Mayotte 76.05 compare
  6. 5 Korea 84.33 compare
  7. 6 Saint Barthélemy 84.29 compare
  8. 7 French Polynesia 84.07 compare
  9. 7 Niue 69.98 compare
  10. 8 Andorra 84.04 compare
  11. 9 Switzerland 83.95 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs electoral democracy index in Cook Islands?
Life expectancy vs electoral democracy index in Cook Islands was 75.28 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs electoral democracy index recorded in Cook Islands?
The highest recorded value was 75.28 in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs electoral democracy index recorded in Cook Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 37.95 in 1950.
How does Cook Islands rank for life expectancy vs electoral democracy index?
Cook Islands ranks 6th out of 7 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs electoral democracy index 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy vs electoral democracy index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
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