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: 223
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Age structure:
0-14 years: 25.1% (male 1,479/female 1,308)
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15-64 years: 65% (male 3,737/female 3,499)
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65 years and over: 9.9% (male 538/female 563) (2011 est.)
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Median age:
total: 32 years
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male: 31.3 years
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female: 32.7 years (2011 est.)
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Population growth rate:
-3.136% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 230
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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)
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rate of urbanization: 1.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
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Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
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under 15 years: 1.13 male(s)/female
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15-64 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.96 male(s)/female
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total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2012 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 15.3 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 114
male: 18.61 deaths/1,000 live births
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female: 11.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.92 years
country comparison to the world: 93
male: 72.13 years
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female: 77.86 years (2012 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
2.35 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 93
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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)
country comparison to the world: 94
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Drinking water source:
improved: