Health in Cook Islands 566 indicators covering health for Cook Islands. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Death rate from cardiovascular diseases 227.02 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 0.4% 109th Number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by region 45.72 deaths 2021 up 17.4% 191st Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases 53.79 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 2.2% 14th Death rate from ischaemic heart disease 101.74 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 2.3% 89th Number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by type 0.29 deaths 2021 down 3.3% 192nd Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 3.3% 78th Tuberculosis death rate 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 1,015.1% 96th Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause 0.4169 2021 down 54.1% 190th 3.2.2 Neonatal mortality rate 3.7 2021 down 32.7% 143rd 3.2.1 Under-five mortality rate 7.2 2021 down 30.1% 136th Burden of disease 30,628 DALYs per 100,000 people 2021 up 12.1% 132nd Total disease burden 5,208 DALYs 2021 up 7.2% 191st Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders 68.05 DALYs per 100,000 people 2021 down 1.1% 142nd Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate 3.64 2021 up 12.6% 80th Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 0 2021 down 100.0% 198th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 0 2021 — 183rd Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have 0 2021 — 185th Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 0 2023 — 165th Health worker density, by type of occupation 6.57 2024 down 47.7% 49th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 0 2021 down 100.0% 198th Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 27.5 2014 up 11.3% 2nd Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 6.76 2014 up 3.8% 7th Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 26.8 2014 up 20.7% 2nd Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 0 2024 down 100.0% 178th Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 100 2025 unchanged 1st Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 0 2024 down 100.0% 168th Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus 0 2015 — 151st Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 0.2173 2019 up 241.9% 139th Number of new leprosy cases 0 2024 — 130th Pharmacists 2.92 2024 up 412.3% 84th Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 2,000 2030 down 33.3% 163rd Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 96.0% 2025 down 3.0% 72nd Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 10.26 2020 up 1.7% 78th New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population 75.4 2025 — 12th Low birth weight number 0 2020 — 154th New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 4 2023 up 300.0% 186th Medical doctors not further defined 26 2020 up 8.3% 138th Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population 75.4 2025 — 10th Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment 1 2025 — 121st Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence 20.0% 2030 down 19.4% 43rd Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) 23.2% 2030 down 9.7% 33rd Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children 0 2025 — 77th Constant stillbirth rate 6.59 2030 unchanged 118th ENAP target met stillbirth rate 5.72 2030 down 11.4% 119th Stillbirth rate high-income country 2.8 2030 down 52.0% 1st Stillbirths remain constant projection 1 2030 unchanged 194th Stillbirth maintained projection 1 2030 unchanged 191st Stillbirth ENAP 2030 target met projection 1 2030 unchanged 191st Stillbirth high-income country average rate matched projection 0 2030 down 100.0% 194th Stillbirth rate current trends 5.72 2030 down 11.4% 119th Life satisfaction vs. life expectancy 75.28 years 2023 up 2.3% 119th Number of female leprosy new cases 0 2025 — 115th Low birth weight prevalence 10.3% 2020 up 2.0% 74th Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV 0 patients 2021 — 160th Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 0.0% 2024 — 132nd Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 0.351 2019 down 31.0% 188th Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 27.0% 2019 down 7.5% 97th Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 117 2019 up 0.9% 89th Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant 7.03 2030 unchanged 112th Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained 6.94 2030 down 1.0% 99th ← Previous Page 8 of 10 Next →