Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Cook Islands

Cook Islands: Life expectancy vs health expenditure 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 health expenditure in Cook Islands, 1950–2023

020406080195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

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

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs health expenditure 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.

Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Cook Islands, year by year

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

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

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Indicator
Life expectancy vs health expenditure
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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