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Nationality:
noun: Cook Islander(s)
adjective:
Cook Islander
Ethnic groups:
Cook Island Maori (Polynesian) 87.7%, part Cook Island Maori 5.8%, other 6.5% (2001 census)
Languages:
English (official), Maori
Religions:
Protestant 69.6% (Cook Islands Christian Church 55.9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7.9%, other Protestant 5.8%), Roman Catholic 16.8%, Mormon 3.8%, other 4.2%, unspecified 2.6%, none 3% (2001 census)
Population:
10,777 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 224
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Age structure:
0-14 years: 24.2% (male 1,384/female 1,223)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
18.2% (male 1,047/female 910)
25-54 years:
37.9% (male 2,056/female 2,025)
55-64 years:
9.5% (male 546/female 481)
65 years and over:
10.3% (male 540/female 565) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 32.9 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
32.2 years
female:
33.5 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
-3.136% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 231
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Birth rate:
15.22 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 131
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Death rate:
7.61 deaths/1,000 population NA (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 112
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Urbanization:
urban population: 75% of total population (2008)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
1.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.13 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.07 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.96 male(s)/female
total population:
1.07 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 15.3 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 113
male:
18.61 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
11.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.92 years
country comparison to the world: 94
male:
72.13 years
female:
77.86 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.35 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 96
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
4.4% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 151
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Physicians density:
1.1764 physicians/1,000 population (2004)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population