Egypt vs Marshall Islands: Infant mortality rate by sex
Egypt
1.92 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Marshall Islands
2.01 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Egypt rank
67th
Marshall Islands rank
64th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Egypt
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 2.01 deaths per 100 live births against 1.92 deaths per 100 live births in Egypt, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 67th and Marshall Islands ranks 64th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Marshall Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.16 deaths per 100 live births | 8.54 deaths per 100 live births | 8.62 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 1960s | 15.43 deaths per 100 live births | 6.72 deaths per 100 live births | 8.71 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 1970s | 13.88 deaths per 100 live births | 4.81 deaths per 100 live births | 9.07 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 1980s | 9.14 deaths per 100 live births | 4.02 deaths per 100 live births | 5.12 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 1990s | 5.28 deaths per 100 live births | 3.09 deaths per 100 live births | 2.19 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 2000s | 3.14 deaths per 100 live births | 3.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1277 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | 2.62 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3248 deaths per 100 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1186 deaths per 100 live births | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Egypt or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 2.01 deaths per 100 live births against 1.92 deaths per 100 live births in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Egypt and Marshall Islands?
- 0.09 deaths per 100 live births, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Marshall Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Marshall Islands rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Egypt ranks 67th and Marshall Islands ranks 64th 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 Infant mortality rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .