Guyana vs Marshall Islands: Infant mortality rate
Guyana
2.32 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Marshall Islands
2.27 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Guyana rank
62nd
Marshall Islands rank
63rd
Infant mortality rate over time
- Guyana
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 2.32 deaths per 100 live births against 2.27 deaths per 100 live births in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Guyana ranks 62nd and Marshall Islands ranks 63rd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 6 and Marshall Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.47 deaths per 100 live births | 9.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 1960s | 6.42 deaths per 100 live births | 7.37 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9481 deaths per 100 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 6.04 deaths per 100 live births | 5.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6981 deaths per 100 live births | Guyana |
| 1980s | 5.77 deaths per 100 live births | 4.47 deaths per 100 live births | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | Guyana |
| 1990s | 4.77 deaths per 100 live births | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | Guyana |
| 2000s | 3.78 deaths per 100 live births | 3.38 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4074 deaths per 100 live births | Guyana |
| 2010s | 3.08 deaths per 100 live births | 2.95 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1236 deaths per 100 live births | Guyana |
| 2020s | 2.48 deaths per 100 live births | 2.41 deaths per 100 live births | 0.067 deaths per 100 live births | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Guyana or Marshall Islands?
- Guyana, at 2.32 deaths per 100 live births against 2.27 deaths per 100 live births in Marshall Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Guyana and Marshall Islands?
- 0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Marshall Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Marshall Islands rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Guyana ranks 62nd and Marshall Islands ranks 63rd 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 Infant 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 estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .