What is mortality rates at age 65 in Cook Islands?

Mortality rates at age 65 in Cook Islands was 2.5 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Cook Islands?

The highest recorded value was 6.54 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.

What is the lowest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Cook Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 2.5 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Cook Islands rank for mortality rates at age 65?

Cook Islands ranks 114th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is mortality rates at age 65 rising or falling in Cook Islands?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Cook Islands data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rates at age 65 in Cook Islands

Name: Mortality rates at age 65 in Cook Islands
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cook Islands: Mortality rates at age 65 was 2.5 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

2.5 deaths per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 1.7%

World rank

114th

of 236 countries

All-time high

6.54 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1950

All-time low

2.5 deaths per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Mortality rates at age 65 in Cook Islands, 1950–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, mortality rates at age 65 in Cook Islands stood at 2.5 deaths per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 65 in Cook Islands peaked at 6.54 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.5 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.

That places Cook Islands 114th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Mortality rates at age 65 in Cook Islands, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rates at age 65 in Cook Islands, 1950 to 2023.
Year	deaths per 1,000 people	Change
1950	6.54 deaths per 1,000 people	—
1951	6.37 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.6%
1952	6.18 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.0%
1953	6 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.8%
1954	5.84 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.7%
1955	5.67 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.9%
1956	5.5 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.0%
1957	5.36 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.5%
1958	5.2 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.0%
1959	5.11 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.8%
1960	4.97 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.8%
1961	4.82 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.0%
1962	4.66 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.5%
1963	4.52 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.9%
1964	4.39 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.8%
1965	4.28 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.5%
1966	4.22 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.5%
1967	4.16 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.4%
1968	4.12 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.9%
1969	4.09 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.9%
1970	4.01 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.8%
1971	3.93 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.1%
1972	3.86 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.8%
1973	3.88 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.4%
1974	3.95 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.8%
1975	4.04 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.4%
1976	4.15 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.5%
1977	4.22 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.7%
1978	4.23 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.4%
1979	4.21 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.6%
1980	4.19 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.5%
1981	4.17 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.6%
1982	4.15 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.3%
1983	4.14 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.3%
1984	4.11 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.6%
1985	4.08 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%
1986	4.03 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
1987	4.04 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.2%
1988	3.99 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
1989	3.97 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.6%
1990	4.05 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.2%
1991	3.93 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.9%
1992	3.91 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.6%
1993	3.88 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.7%
1994	3.84 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
1995	3.79 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.4%
1996	3.73 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.5%
1997	3.76 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.0%
1998	3.62 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.8%
1999	3.58 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
2000	3.55 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%
2001	3.53 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.6%
2002	3.5 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%
2003	3.49 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.5%
2004	3.44 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
2005	3.4 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
2006	3.34 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.6%
2007	3.28 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.9%
2008	3.21 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.2%
2009	3.14 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.1%
2010	3.07 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.1%
2011	3.01 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.1%
2012	2.95 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.0%
2013	2.88 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.3%
2014	2.83 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.9%
2015	2.78 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.5%
2016	2.75 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
2017	2.72 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
2018	2.69 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
2019	2.66 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
2020	2.7 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.7%
2021	2.6 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.9%
2022	2.54 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.2%
2023	2.5 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	5.78 deaths per 1,000 people	5.11 deaths per 1,000 people	6.54 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1960s	4.42 deaths per 1,000 people	4.09 deaths per 1,000 people	4.97 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1970s	4.05 deaths per 1,000 people	3.86 deaths per 1,000 people	4.23 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1980s	4.09 deaths per 1,000 people	3.97 deaths per 1,000 people	4.19 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1990s	3.81 deaths per 1,000 people	3.58 deaths per 1,000 people	4.05 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2000s	3.39 deaths per 1,000 people	3.14 deaths per 1,000 people	3.55 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2010s	2.83 deaths per 1,000 people	2.66 deaths per 1,000 people	3.07 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2020s	2.59 deaths per 1,000 people	2.5 deaths per 1,000 people	2.7 deaths per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Cook Islands

111 Eritrea 2.54 deaths per 1,000 people compare
112 Montenegro 2.54 deaths per 1,000 people compare
113 Paraguay 2.51 deaths per 1,000 people compare
115 Cambodia 2.48 deaths per 1,000 people compare
116 Bhutan 2.47 deaths per 1,000 people compare
117 Serbia 2.46 deaths per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 937.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 0.0318 under-five deaths per woman (2021)
Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty 75.0% (2024)
Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines 75.0% (2024)
Obesity in men vs. women 70.6% (2024)
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese 61.0% (2024)
Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita 75.0% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rates at age 65 in Cook Islands?: Mortality rates at age 65 in Cook Islands was 2.5 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Cook Islands?: The highest recorded value was 6.54 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
What is the lowest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Cook Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 2.5 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Cook Islands rank for mortality rates at age 65?: Cook Islands ranks 114th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is mortality rates at age 65 rising or falling in Cook Islands?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cook Islands data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rates at age 65
Unit: deaths per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing 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: 28 August 2026

Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.