Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females was 8.18 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8.18 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
114th
of 236 countries
All-time high
8.18 years
in 2023
All-time low
4.82 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Cook Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Cook Islands is 8.18 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Cook Islands peaked at 8.18 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.82 years, in 1950.
Cook Islands ranks 114th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.82 years | — |
| 1951 | 4.85 years | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 4.88 years | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 4.91 years | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 4.94 years | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 4.99 years | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 5.02 years | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 5.04 years | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 5.06 years | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 5.1 years | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 5.14 years | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 5.19 years | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 5.24 years | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 5.27 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 5.33 years | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 5.38 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 5.42 years | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 5.49 years | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 5.54 years | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 5.63 years | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 5.72 years | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 5.82 years | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 5.92 years | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 5.97 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 6.01 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 6.04 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 6.06 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 6.08 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 6.11 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 6.15 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 6.18 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 6.22 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 6.24 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 6.27 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 6.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 6.34 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 6.36 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 6.35 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 6.4 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 6.43 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 6.38 years | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 6.46 years | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 6.47 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 6.49 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 6.52 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 6.55 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 6.58 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 6.49 years | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 6.68 years | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 6.73 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 6.81 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 6.87 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 6.94 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 7.01 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 7.09 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 7.17 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 7.19 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 7.26 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 7.34 years | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 7.4 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 7.47 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 7.54 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 7.6 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 7.66 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 7.71 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 7.76 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 7.8 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 7.86 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 7.9 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 7.95 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 8 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 7.97 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 8.12 years | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 8.18 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.96 years | 4.82 years | 5.1 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.36 years | 5.14 years | 5.63 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.99 years | 5.72 years | 6.15 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.31 years | 6.18 years | 6.43 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.53 years | 6.38 years | 6.73 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.11 years | 6.81 years | 7.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.72 years | 7.47 years | 7.95 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.07 years | 7.97 years | 8.18 years | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2029)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Cook Islands?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Cook Islands was 8.18 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 8.18 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.82 years in 1950.
- How does Cook Islands rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females?
- Cook Islands ranks 114th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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