Marshall Islands vs Philippines: Child mortality rate
Marshall Islands
2.67 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Philippines
2.65 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Marshall Islands rank
62nd
Philippines rank
64th
Child mortality rate over time
- Marshall Islands
- Philippines
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 2.67 deaths per 100 live births against 2.65 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 62nd and Philippines ranks 64th of 200 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 | 12.73 deaths per 100 live births | 10.66 deaths per 100 live births | 2.07 deaths per 100 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 1960s | 9.96 deaths per 100 live births | 9.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.735 deaths per 100 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 7.03 deaths per 100 live births | 8.17 deaths per 100 live births | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | Philippines |
| 1980s | 5.73 deaths per 100 live births | 7.14 deaths per 100 live births | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | Philippines |
| 1990s | 4.35 deaths per 100 live births | 4.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.159 deaths per 100 live births | Philippines |
| 2000s | 4.14 deaths per 100 live births | 3.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.811 deaths per 100 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 3.54 deaths per 100 live births | 2.83 deaths per 100 live births | 0.715 deaths per 100 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | 2.74 deaths per 100 live births | 0.112 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, Marshall Islands or Philippines?
- Marshall Islands, at 2.67 deaths per 100 live births against 2.65 deaths per 100 live births in Philippines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate 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?
- Marshall Islands ranks 62nd and Philippines ranks 64th 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.