Infant deaths in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Infant deaths was 2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
204th
of 213 countries
All-time high
6
in 2000
All-time low
2
in 2022
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Infant deaths in Cook Islands, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 2 for infant deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant deaths in Cook Islands peaked at 6 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2022.
That places Cook Islands 204th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant deaths in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6 | — |
| 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 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 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% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
More development goals data for Cook Islands
- Red List Index 0.7734 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 458.15 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Neonatal deaths 1 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant deaths in Cook Islands?
- Infant deaths in Cook Islands was 2 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant deaths recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant deaths recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2022.
- How does Cook Islands rank for infant deaths?
- Cook Islands ranks 204th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant deaths 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 falling.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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