Marshall Islands vs Philippines: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Marshall Islands
0.0801 under-five deaths per woman
in 2021
Philippines
0.0712 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Marshall Islands rank
56th
Philippines rank
59th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Marshall Islands
- Philippines
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 0.0801 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0712 under-five deaths per woman in Philippines, a difference of 0.0089 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.
Marshall Islands ranks 56th and Philippines ranks 59th of 200 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.04 under-five deaths per woman | 0.768 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2722 under-five deaths per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1960s | 0.827 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6269 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2001 under-five deaths per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 0.5572 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4654 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0918 under-five deaths per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 0.3985 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3385 under-five deaths per woman | 0.06 under-five deaths per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 0.2303 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1843 under-five deaths per woman | 0.046 under-five deaths per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 0.1731 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1182 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0549 under-five deaths per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 0.1127 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0849 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0279 under-five deaths per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 0.0821 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0772 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0049 under-five deaths per woman | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Marshall Islands or Philippines?
- Marshall Islands, at 0.0801 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0712 under-five deaths per woman in Philippines as of 2021.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Marshall Islands and Philippines?
- 0.0089 under-five deaths per woman, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Philippines?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2021.
- How do Marshall Islands and Philippines rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Marshall Islands ranks 56th and Philippines ranks 59th 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).