Marshall Islands vs Philippines: Child mortality rate by sex

Marshall Islands
2.38 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Philippines
2.36 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Marshall Islands rank
63rd
Philippines rank
64th

Child mortality rate by sex over time

  • Marshall Islands
  • Philippines
2.557.51012.5195419892024

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 2.38 deaths per 100 live births against 2.36 deaths per 100 live births in Philippines, a difference of 0.02 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.

Marshall Islands ranks 63rd and Philippines ranks 64th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 5 and Philippines in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Marshall Islands Philippines Difference Ahead
1950s 12.04 deaths per 100 live births 10.04 deaths per 100 live births 2 deaths per 100 live births Marshall Islands
1960s 9.33 deaths per 100 live births 8.63 deaths per 100 live births 0.7021 deaths per 100 live births Marshall Islands
1970s 6.49 deaths per 100 live births 7.54 deaths per 100 live births 1.05 deaths per 100 live births Philippines
1980s 5.25 deaths per 100 live births 6.49 deaths per 100 live births 1.25 deaths per 100 live births Philippines
1990s 3.95 deaths per 100 live births 4.04 deaths per 100 live births 0.0892 deaths per 100 live births Philippines
2000s 3.74 deaths per 100 live births 2.98 deaths per 100 live births 0.7591 deaths per 100 live births Marshall Islands
2010s 3.17 deaths per 100 live births 2.53 deaths per 100 live births 0.6397 deaths per 100 live births Marshall Islands
2020s 2.54 deaths per 100 live births 2.44 deaths per 100 live births 0.0952 deaths per 100 live births Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Marshall Islands or Philippines?
Marshall Islands, at 2.38 deaths per 100 live births against 2.36 deaths per 100 live births in Philippines as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Marshall Islands and Philippines?
0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Philippines?
66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
How do Marshall Islands and Philippines rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
Marshall Islands ranks 63rd and Philippines ranks 64th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality rate by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .