Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0953 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0953
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
136th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4201
in 1950
All-time low
0.0953
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Cook Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 0.0953 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Cook Islands peaked at 0.4201 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0953, in 2023.
Cook Islands ranks 136th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4201 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4061 | -3.3% |
| 1952 | 0.3918 | -3.5% |
| 1953 | 0.3784 | -3.4% |
| 1954 | 0.3651 | -3.5% |
| 1955 | 0.3524 | -3.5% |
| 1956 | 0.3392 | -3.7% |
| 1957 | 0.3277 | -3.4% |
| 1958 | 0.3145 | -4.0% |
| 1959 | 0.3018 | -4.0% |
| 1960 | 0.289 | -4.2% |
| 1961 | 0.2769 | -4.2% |
| 1962 | 0.265 | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 0.255 | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2444 | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2346 | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2254 | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.216 | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2059 | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1945 | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1831 | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1718 | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1614 | -6.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1567 | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1548 | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1544 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.155 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1562 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1549 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1525 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1506 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1491 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1485 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1468 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.145 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.143 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.141 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1482 | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1377 | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1366 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1471 | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 0.135 | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1342 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1334 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1324 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1312 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1296 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.16 | +23.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1261 | -21.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1242 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.122 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1198 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1175 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1151 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1127 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1104 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1086 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1068 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1052 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1038 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1026 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1015 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1005 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0995 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0991 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0987 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0983 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.098 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0977 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0974 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0971 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0994 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0959 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0953 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3597 | 0.3018 | 0.4201 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2407 | 0.1945 | 0.289 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1601 | 0.1525 | 0.1831 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1446 | 0.1366 | 0.1506 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1353 | 0.1242 | 0.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1122 | 0.1038 | 0.122 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0993 | 0.0974 | 0.1026 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0969 | 0.0953 | 0.0994 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 133 Cayman Islands 0.0962 compare
- 134 Kazakhstan 0.0958 compare
- 135 United States of America 0.0958 compare
- 137 Mayotte 0.0943 compare
- 138 Barbados 0.0943 compare
- 139 Isle of Man 0.0937 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Cook Islands
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.04 live births per woman (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0953 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1233 (2023)
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 39.96 (2023)
- Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.5281 % (2019)
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 0.5% (2019)
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social 9.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Cook Islands?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Cook Islands was 0.0953 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4201 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0953 in 2023.
- How does Cook Islands rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Cook Islands ranks 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.