Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause was 0.4169 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Cook Islands, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Cook Islands stood at 0.4169. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Cook Islands peaked at 2.08 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4169, in 2021.
That places Cook Islands 190th out of 193 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.08 | — |
| 2001 | 1.54 | -25.7% |
| 2002 | 1.52 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.49 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9771 | -34.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9832 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9632 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9518 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9354 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9356 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9183 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9077 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.892 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8953 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8806 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.434 | -50.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4344 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.431 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4222 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4239 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4181 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4169 | -0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -50.7% | 0.8806 | 0.434 |
| 2004 | -34.5% | 1.49 | 0.9771 |
| 2001 | -25.7% | 2.08 | 1.54 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.24 | 0.9354 | 2.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6639 | 0.4222 | 0.9183 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4175 | 0.4169 | 0.4181 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Cook Islands?
- Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Cook Islands was 0.4169 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4169 in 2021.
- How does Cook Islands rank for number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause?
- Cook Islands ranks 190th out of 193 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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