Children died before five per woman in Cook Islands

Cook Islands: Children died before five per woman was 0.0318 in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.0318
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
97th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.28
in 1951
All-time low
0.0318
in 2021
Years of data
71
1951–2021

Children died before five per woman in Cook Islands, 1951–2021

00.511.5195119862021

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, children died before five per woman in Cook Islands stood at 0.0318. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Cook Islands peaked at 1.28 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.0318, in 2021.

Cook Islands ranks 97th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Children died before five per woman in Cook Islands, year by year

Annual values for Children died before five per woman in Cook Islands, 1951 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1951 1.28 —
1952 1.21 -5.6%
1953 1.15 -5.3%
1954 1.09 -5.0%
1955 1.04 -5.0%
1956 0.9833 -5.1%
1957 0.9325 -5.2%
1958 0.8802 -5.6%
1959 0.8308 -5.6%
1960 0.7759 -6.6%
1961 0.7211 -7.1%
1962 0.6658 -7.7%
1963 0.6154 -7.6%
1964 0.568 -7.7%
1965 0.5129 -9.7%
1966 0.4605 -10.2%
1967 0.4125 -10.4%
1968 0.3708 -10.1%
1969 0.3337 -10.0%
1970 0.2998 -10.2%
1971 0.271 -9.6%
1972 0.2415 -10.9%
1973 0.2165 -10.3%
1974 0.1933 -10.7%
1975 0.1739 -10.0%
1976 0.159 -8.6%
1977 0.1484 -6.7%
1978 0.1399 -5.7%
1979 0.1326 -5.2%
1980 0.1258 -5.1%
1981 0.1179 -6.3%
1982 0.1112 -5.7%
1983 0.1052 -5.4%
1984 0.1 -5.0%
1985 0.0959 -4.1%
1986 0.0931 -2.9%
1987 0.091 -2.2%
1988 0.0904 -0.7%
1989 0.0913 +1.0%
1990 0.0928 +1.6%
1991 0.0936 +0.8%
1992 0.0934 -0.2%
1993 0.0921 -1.4%
1994 0.089 -3.3%
1995 0.0851 -4.4%
1996 0.0799 -6.1%
1997 0.0746 -6.6%
1998 0.0689 -7.6%
1999 0.0639 -7.2%
2000 0.0596 -6.7%
2001 0.0553 -7.3%
2002 0.0516 -6.6%
2003 0.0483 -6.4%
2004 0.0451 -6.6%
2005 0.0426 -5.6%
2006 0.0402 -5.5%
2007 0.038 -5.7%
2008 0.036 -5.3%
2009 0.0345 -4.0%
2010 0.0336 -2.5%
2011 0.0331 -1.6%
2012 0.0326 -1.4%
2013 0.0324 -0.5%
2014 0.0324 -0.1%
2015 0.0326 +0.7%
2016 0.0329 +0.8%
2017 0.0331 +0.6%
2018 0.0331 +0.1%
2019 0.033 -0.4%
2020 0.0325 -1.3%
2021 0.0318 -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1.04 0.8308 1.28 9
1960s 0.5437 0.3337 0.7759 10
1970s 0.1976 0.1326 0.2998 10
1980s 0.1022 0.0904 0.1258 10
1990s 0.0833 0.0639 0.0936 10
2000s 0.0451 0.0345 0.0596 10
2010s 0.0329 0.0324 0.0336 10
2020s 0.0322 0.0318 0.0325 2

Countries ranked near Cook Islands

  1. 94 Vietnam 0.0333 compare
  2. 95 Mongolia 0.0333 compare
  3. 96 Honduras 0.0329 compare
  4. 98 Tonga 0.0318 compare
  5. 99 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0315 compare
  6. 100 Bhutan 0.0314 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Cook Islands?
Children died before five per woman in Cook Islands was 0.0318 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Cook Islands?
The highest recorded value was 1.28 in 1951.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Cook Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0318 in 2021.
How does Cook Islands rank for children died before five per woman?
Cook Islands ranks 97th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Cook Islands?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
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