Guyana vs Marshall Islands: Child mortality by sex
Guyana
2.83 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Marshall Islands
2.95 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Guyana rank
64th
Marshall Islands rank
62nd
Child mortality by sex over time
- Guyana
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 2.95 deaths per 100 live births against 2.83 deaths per 100 live births in Guyana, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Guyana ranks 64th and Marshall Islands ranks 62nd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 4 and Marshall Islands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.72 deaths per 100 live births | 13.37 deaths per 100 live births | 2.65 deaths per 100 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 1960s | 8.98 deaths per 100 live births | 10.55 deaths per 100 live births | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 8.1 deaths per 100 live births | 7.54 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5619 deaths per 100 live births | Guyana |
| 1980s | 7.53 deaths per 100 live births | 6.19 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | Guyana |
| 1990s | 6.12 deaths per 100 live births | 4.73 deaths per 100 live births | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | Guyana |
| 2000s | 4.74 deaths per 100 live births | 4.52 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2202 deaths per 100 live births | Guyana |
| 2010s | 3.78 deaths per 100 live births | 3.89 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1089 deaths per 100 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 3.02 deaths per 100 live births | 3.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1218 deaths per 100 live births | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Guyana or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 2.95 deaths per 100 live births against 2.83 deaths per 100 live births in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Guyana and Marshall Islands?
- 0.12 deaths per 100 live births, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Marshall Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Marshall Islands rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Guyana ranks 64th and Marshall Islands ranks 62nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .