Maternal mortality ratio in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Maternal mortality ratio was 0.1072 per 100,000 live births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio in Cook Islands, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality ratio in Cook Islands is 0.1072 per 100,000 live births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 67.1% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Cook Islands peaked at 0.3314 per 100,000 live births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1072 per 100,000 live births, in 2023.
Cook Islands ranks 212th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Maternal mortality ratio in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3314 per 100,000 live births | — |
| 2001 | 0.2775 per 100,000 live births | -16.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2258 per 100,000 live births | -18.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1816 per 100,000 live births | -19.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1433 per 100,000 live births | -21.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1438 per 100,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1819 per 100,000 live births | +26.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1802 per 100,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1773 per 100,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.176 per 100,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1398 per 100,000 live births | -20.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1393 per 100,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1421 per 100,000 live births | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1458 per 100,000 live births | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1487 per 100,000 live births | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.151 per 100,000 live births | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1532 per 100,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.158 per 100,000 live births | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1657 per 100,000 live births | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1732 per 100,000 live births | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1422 per 100,000 live births | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1249 per 100,000 live births | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3259 per 100,000 live births | +161.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1072 per 100,000 live births | -67.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality ratio 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +161.0% | 0.1249 per 100,000 live births | 0.3259 per 100,000 live births |
| 2023 | -67.1% | 0.3259 per 100,000 live births | 0.1072 per 100,000 live births |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2019 per 100,000 live births | 0.1433 per 100,000 live births | 0.3314 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1517 per 100,000 live births | 0.1393 per 100,000 live births | 0.1732 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1751 per 100,000 live births | 0.1072 per 100,000 live births | 0.3259 per 100,000 live births | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 937.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio in Cook Islands?
- Maternal mortality ratio in Cook Islands was 0.1072 per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3314 per 100,000 live births in 2000.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1072 per 100,000 live births in 2023.
- How does Cook Islands rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- Cook Islands ranks 212th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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