Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 1 deaths in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Cook Islands, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Cook Islands stood at 1 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Cook Islands peaked at 7 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1 deaths, in 2022.
Cook Islands ranks 191st of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 7 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6 deaths | -14.3% |
| 1996 | 6 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5 deaths | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 5 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4 deaths | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 4 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 deaths | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 deaths | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 deaths | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 1 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 deaths | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1 deaths | 4 deaths | 7 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6 deaths | 2 deaths | 4 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 deaths | 2 deaths | 2 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 deaths | 1 deaths | 2 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Cook Islands?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Cook Islands was 1 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 7 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 deaths in 2022.
- How does Cook Islands rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Cook Islands ranks 191st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .