India vs Marshall Islands: Infant mortality rate
India
2.33 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Marshall Islands
2.27 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
India rank
61st
Marshall Islands rank
63rd
Infant mortality rate over time
- India
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
India currently reports 2.33 deaths per 100 live births against 2.27 deaths per 100 live births in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 66 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 61st and Marshall Islands ranks 63rd of 199 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 | 15.25 deaths per 100 live births | 9.3 deaths per 100 live births | 5.95 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1960s | 14.3 deaths per 100 live births | 7.37 deaths per 100 live births | 6.93 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1970s | 12.44 deaths per 100 live births | 5.34 deaths per 100 live births | 7.1 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1980s | 9.67 deaths per 100 live births | 4.47 deaths per 100 live births | 5.2 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1990s | 7.64 deaths per 100 live births | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | 4.18 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2000s | 5.74 deaths per 100 live births | 3.38 deaths per 100 live births | 2.37 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2010s | 3.76 deaths per 100 live births | 2.95 deaths per 100 live births | 0.806 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2020s | 2.58 deaths per 100 live births | 2.41 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1674 deaths per 100 live births | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, India or Marshall Islands?
- India, at 2.33 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 India and Marshall Islands?
- 0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with India 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 infant mortality rate?
- India ranks 61st 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 .