India vs Marshall Islands: Child mortality rate
India
2.66 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Marshall Islands
2.67 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
India rank
63rd
Marshall Islands rank
62nd
Child mortality rate over time
- India
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 2.67 deaths per 100 live births against 2.66 deaths per 100 live births in India, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was India ahead.
India ranks 63rd and Marshall Islands ranks 62nd of 200 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.48 deaths per 100 live births | 12.73 deaths per 100 live births | 11.75 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1960s | 22.87 deaths per 100 live births | 9.96 deaths per 100 live births | 12.9 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1970s | 19.68 deaths per 100 live births | 7.03 deaths per 100 live births | 12.65 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1980s | 14.94 deaths per 100 live births | 5.73 deaths per 100 live births | 9.21 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1990s | 11.13 deaths per 100 live births | 4.35 deaths per 100 live births | 6.78 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2000s | 7.62 deaths per 100 live births | 4.14 deaths per 100 live births | 3.48 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2010s | 4.56 deaths per 100 live births | 3.54 deaths per 100 live births | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2020s | 2.97 deaths per 100 live births | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.116 deaths per 100 live births | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, India or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 2.67 deaths per 100 live births against 2.66 deaths per 100 live births in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between India and Marshall Islands?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Marshall Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do India and Marshall Islands rank globally for child mortality rate?
- India ranks 63rd and Marshall Islands ranks 62nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.