Male life expectancy at birth in Cook Islands
Male life expectancy at birth in Cook Islands was 71.9 years in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.2 from 2022.
Male life expectancy at birth in Cook Islands, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | years |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 71.9 Estimated |
| 2022 | 71.7 Estimated |
| 2021 | 71.4 Estimated |
| 2020 | 71 Estimated |
| 2019 | 71.1 Estimated |
| 2018 | 71 Estimated |
| 2017 | 70.8 Estimated |
| 2016 | 70.7 Estimated |
| 2015 | 70.6 Estimated |
| 2014 | 70.4 Estimated |
| 2013 | 70.1 Estimated |
| 2012 | 69.8 Estimated |
| 2011 | 69.5 Estimated |
| 2010 | 69.2 Estimated |
| 2009 | 68.9 Estimated |
| 2008 | 68.6 Estimated |
| 2007 | 68.2 Estimated |
| 2006 | 67.9 Estimated |
| 2005 | 67.7 Estimated |
| 2004 | 67.5 Estimated |
| 2003 | 67.3 Estimated |
| 2002 | 67.2 Estimated |
| 2001 | 67 Estimated |
| 2000 | 66.9 Estimated |
| 1999 | 66.8 Estimated |
| 1998 | 66.6 Estimated |
| 1997 | 64.3 Estimated |
| 1996 | 66 Estimated |
| 1995 | 65.7 Estimated |
| 1994 | 65.5 Estimated |
| 1993 | 65.2 Estimated |
| 1992 | 65.1 Estimated |
| 1991 | 65 Estimated |
| 1990 | 63.9 Estimated |
| 1989 | 64.8 Estimated |
| 1988 | 64.7 Estimated |
| 1987 | 64 Estimated |
| 1986 | 64.5 Estimated |
| 1985 | 64.2 Estimated |
| 1984 | 64.1 Estimated |
| 1983 | 63.9 Estimated |
| 1982 | 63.8 Estimated |
| 1981 | 63.7 Estimated |
| 1980 | 63.5 Estimated |
| 1979 | 63.4 Estimated |
| 1978 | 63.2 Estimated |
| 1977 | 63.1 Estimated |
| 1976 | 63.3 Estimated |
| 1975 | 63.6 Estimated |
| 1974 | 63.9 Estimated |
| 1973 | 64 Estimated |
| 1972 | 63.8 Estimated |
| 1971 | 63.3 Estimated |
| 1970 | 62.6 Estimated |
| 1969 | 62 Estimated |
| 1968 | 61.4 Estimated |
| 1967 | 60.8 Estimated |
| 1966 | 60.1 Estimated |
| 1965 | 59.3 Estimated |
| 1964 | 58.2 Estimated |
| 1963 | 57.1 Estimated |
| 1962 | 55.8 Estimated |
| 1961 | 54.4 Estimated |
| 1960 | 53 Estimated |
| 1959 | 51.6 Estimated |
| 1958 | 50.4 Estimated |
| 1957 | 48.9 Estimated |
| 1956 | 47.5 Estimated |
| 1955 | 45.9 Estimated |
| 1954 | 44.4 Estimated |
| 1953 | 43 Estimated |
| 1952 | 41.5 Estimated |
| 1951 | 40 Estimated |
| 1950 | 38.6 Estimated |
Cook Islands compared with nearby places
- Under 63
- 63 to 67
- 67 to 71
- 71 to 75
- 75 to 79
- 79 and over
- No data
Rankings
Definition
Average number of years a newborn boy would live at current age-specific mortality.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Male life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExMale). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Male life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExMale) (Male life expectancy at birth, Cook Islands, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Male life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExMale), Male life expectancy at birth, Cook Islands, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/life-expectancy-male/cook-islands. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Male life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExMale). Male life expectancy at birth, Cook Islands, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/life-expectancy-male/cook-islands.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Male life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExMale), Male life expectancy at birth, Cook Islands, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/life-expectancy-male/cook-islands (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_male_life_expectancy_at_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Male life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExMale): Male life expectancy at birth, Cook Islands, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/life-expectancy-male/cook-islands. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Male life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExMale). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the male life expectancy at birth in Cook Islands?
Male life expectancy at birth in Cook Islands was 71.9 years in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.2 from 2022.
Where does this figure come from?
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Male life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExMale). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest male life expectancy at birth in Cook Islands?
71.9 years in 2023, the highest value since 1950 in this series.