Number of infant deaths gho in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Number of infant deaths gho was 2 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths gho in Cook Islands, 1952–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, number of infant deaths gho in Cook Islands stood at 2. That is the lowest value across all 72 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths gho in Cook Islands peaked at 93 in 1952 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2022.
Cook Islands ranks 192nd 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 infant deaths gho in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 93 | — |
| 1953 | 90 | -3.2% |
| 1954 | 86 | -4.4% |
| 1955 | 83 | -3.5% |
| 1956 | 79 | -4.8% |
| 1957 | 76 | -3.8% |
| 1958 | 74 | -2.6% |
| 1959 | 71 | -4.1% |
| 1960 | 68 | -4.2% |
| 1961 | 64 | -5.9% |
| 1962 | 61 | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 56 | -8.2% |
| 1964 | 52 | -7.1% |
| 1965 | 47 | -9.6% |
| 1966 | 43 | -8.5% |
| 1967 | 39 | -9.3% |
| 1968 | 36 | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 33 | -8.3% |
| 1970 | 30 | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 28 | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 25 | -10.7% |
| 1973 | 22 | -12.0% |
| 1974 | 20 | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 17 | -15.0% |
| 1976 | 15 | -11.8% |
| 1977 | 13 | -13.3% |
| 1978 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -33.3% | 3 | 2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 81.5 | 71 | 93 | 8 |
| 1960s | 49.9 | 33 | 68 | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.4 | 12 | 30 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.4 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.6 | 7 | 11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.2 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths gho in Cook Islands?
- Number of infant deaths gho in Cook Islands was 2 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths gho recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 93 in 1952.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths gho recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2022.
- How does Cook Islands rank for number of infant deaths gho?
- Cook Islands ranks 192nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths gho rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 Number of infant deaths gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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