Marshall Islands vs Philippines: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Marshall Islands
19.43 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Philippines
18.42 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Marshall Islands rank
65th
Philippines rank
68th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Marshall Islands
- Philippines
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 19.43 deaths per 1,000 people against 18.42 deaths per 1,000 people in Philippines, a difference of 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Philippines ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 65th and Philippines ranks 68th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 6 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 86.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 80.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.09 deaths per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
| 1960s | 69.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 60.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.04 deaths per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 50.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 53.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.47 deaths per 1,000 people | Philippines |
| 1980s | 40.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 46.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.41 deaths per 1,000 people | Philippines |
| 1990s | 31.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6039 deaths per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 28.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.45 deaths per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 24.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.69 deaths per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 20.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.81 deaths per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Marshall Islands or Philippines?
- Marshall Islands, at 19.43 deaths per 1,000 people against 18.42 deaths per 1,000 people in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Marshall Islands and Philippines?
- 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Philippines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Marshall Islands and Philippines rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Marshall Islands ranks 65th and Philippines ranks 68th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.