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People And SocietyNationality
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 World Ranking: 223
10,777 (July 2012 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
25.1% (male 1,479/female 1,308) 15-64 years 65% (male 3,737/female 3,499)65 years and over 9.9% (male 538/female 563) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 32.9 years
Male 32.2 years Female 33.5 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 230
-3.136% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 131
15.22 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 112
7.61 deaths/1,000 population NA (July 2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population 75% of total population (2008)
Rate of urbanization 1.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Sex ratio
At birth 1.05 male(s)/female
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 World Ranking: 114
Total 15.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 18.61 deaths/1,000 live births Female 11.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 94
Total population 74.92 years
Male 72.13 years Female 77.86 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 94
2.35 children born/woman (2012 est.) Health expenditures World Ranking: 151
4.4% of GDP (2009)
Physicians density
1.1764 physicians/1,000 population (2004) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate
NA
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids
NA
Hiv/aids - deaths
NA
Education expenditures
NA
Literacy
Definition
Age 15 and over can read and write Total population 95%Male NA Female NA School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Total 12 years
Male 12 years Female 13 years (2010) People - note
2001 census counted a resident population of 15,017
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Named after Captain COOK, who sighted them in 1770, the islands became a British protectorate in 1888. By 1900, administrative control was transferred to New Zealand; in 1965, residents chose self-government in free association with New Zealand. The emigration of skilled workers to New Zealand and government deficits are continuing problems.