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Homicides in Cook Islands

Cook Islands: Homicides was 0.17 deaths in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.17 deaths
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
191st
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.24 deaths
in 2000
All-time low
0.17 deaths
in 2005
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Homicides in Cook Islands, 2000–2021

00.050.10.150.20.252000201020212000: 0.24 deaths2001: 0.21 deaths2002: 0.21 deaths2003: 0.19 deaths2004: 0.18 deaths2005: 0.17 deaths2006: 0.17 deaths2007: 0.17 deaths2008: 0.17 deaths2009: 0.18 deaths2010: 0.18 deaths2011: 0.19 deaths2012: 0.19 deaths2013: 0.19 deaths2014: 0.19 deaths2015: 0.19 deaths2016: 0.18 deaths2017: 0.18 deaths2018: 0.18 deaths2019: 0.17 deaths2020: 0.17 deaths2021: 0.17 deaths

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

The most recent figure for homicides in Cook Islands is 0.17 deaths, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicides in Cook Islands peaked at 0.24 deaths in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.17 deaths, in 2005.

Cook Islands ranks 191st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.189 deaths 0.17 deaths 0.24 deaths 10
2010s 0.184 deaths 0.17 deaths 0.19 deaths 10
2020s 0.17 deaths 0.17 deaths 0.17 deaths 2

Countries ranked near Cook Islands

  1. 188 Nauru 1.18 deaths compare
  2. 189 Tuvalu 0.77 deaths compare
  3. 190 Andorra 0.38 deaths compare
  4. 192 Monaco 0.1 deaths compare
  5. 193 Niue 0.09 deaths compare
  6. 194 San Marino 0.08 deaths compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicides in Cook Islands?
Homicides in Cook Islands was 0.17 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicides recorded in Cook Islands?
The highest recorded value was 0.24 deaths in 2000.
What is the lowest homicides recorded in Cook Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.17 deaths in 2005.
How does Cook Islands rank for homicides?
Cook Islands ranks 191st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is homicides rising or falling in Cook Islands?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Homicides
Unit
deaths
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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