Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Cook Islands

Cook Islands: Maternal mortality ratio who gho was 0.1073 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.1073
Change on year
down 67.1%
World rank
195th
of 195 countries
All-time high
16.01
in 1985
All-time low
0.1073
in 2023
Years of data
39
1985–2023

Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Cook Islands, 1985–2023

0510151985200420231985: 161986: 11.91987: 13.21988: 91989: 7.31990: 7.11991: 41992: 2.71993: 1.91994: 1.31995: 0.8781996: 0.6411997: 0.6881998: 0.4141999: 0.3622000: 0.3312001: 0.2782002: 0.2262003: 0.1822004: 0.1432005: 0.1442006: 0.1822007: 0.182008: 0.1772009: 0.1762010: 0.142011: 0.1392012: 0.1422013: 0.1462014: 0.1492015: 0.1512016: 0.1532017: 0.1582018: 0.1662019: 0.1732020: 0.1422021: 0.1252022: 0.3262023: 0.107

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, maternal mortality ratio who gho in Cook Islands stood at 0.1073. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 67.1% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio who gho in Cook Islands peaked at 16.01 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1073, in 2023.

Cook Islands ranks 195th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Cook Islands, year by year

Annual values for Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Cook Islands, 1985 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1985 16.01 —
1986 11.91 -25.6%
1987 13.2 +10.8%
1988 8.99 -31.9%
1989 7.33 -18.5%
1990 7.06 -3.6%
1991 4.03 -43.0%
1992 2.74 -31.8%
1993 1.86 -32.1%
1994 1.26 -32.4%
1995 0.8783 -30.4%
1996 0.6406 -27.1%
1997 0.6882 +7.4%
1998 0.4141 -39.8%
1999 0.3622 -12.5%
2000 0.3314 -8.5%
2001 0.2775 -16.3%
2002 0.2258 -18.6%
2003 0.1816 -19.6%
2004 0.1433 -21.1%
2005 0.1438 +0.3%
2006 0.1819 +26.5%
2007 0.1802 -0.9%
2008 0.1773 -1.6%
2009 0.176 -0.8%
2010 0.1398 -20.5%
2011 0.1393 -0.4%
2012 0.1421 +2.0%
2013 0.1458 +2.6%
2014 0.1487 +2.0%
2015 0.151 +1.5%
2016 0.1532 +1.4%
2017 0.158 +3.1%
2018 0.1657 +4.9%
2019 0.1732 +4.5%
2020 0.1422 -17.9%
2021 0.1248 -12.2%
2022 0.3259 +161.0%
2023 0.1073 -67.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Cook Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +161.0% 0.1248 0.3259

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 11.49 7.33 16.01 5
1990s 1.99 0.3622 7.06 10
2000s 0.2019 0.1433 0.3314 10
2010s 0.1517 0.1393 0.1732 10
2020s 0.1751 0.1073 0.3259 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is maternal mortality ratio who gho in Cook Islands?
Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Cook Islands was 0.1073 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest maternal mortality ratio who gho recorded in Cook Islands?
The highest recorded value was 16.01 in 1985.
What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio who gho recorded in Cook Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1073 in 2023.
How does Cook Islands rank for maternal mortality ratio who gho?
Cook Islands ranks 195th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is maternal mortality ratio who gho rising or falling in Cook Islands?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio who gho
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 7,605 data points, 1985–2023
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