Marshall Islands vs Nepal: Infant mortality rate
Marshall Islands
2.27 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nepal
2.22 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Marshall Islands rank
63rd
Nepal rank
64th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Marshall Islands
- Nepal
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 2.27 deaths per 100 live births against 2.22 deaths per 100 live births in Nepal, 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 Nepal ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 63rd and Nepal ranks 64th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.3 deaths per 100 live births | 22.13 deaths per 100 live births | 12.84 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 1960s | 7.37 deaths per 100 live births | 20.4 deaths per 100 live births | 13.03 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 1970s | 5.34 deaths per 100 live births | 16.56 deaths per 100 live births | 11.21 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 1980s | 4.47 deaths per 100 live births | 12.63 deaths per 100 live births | 8.16 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 1990s | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | 8.26 deaths per 100 live births | 4.8 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 2000s | 3.38 deaths per 100 live births | 5.07 deaths per 100 live births | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 2010s | 2.95 deaths per 100 live births | 3.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3825 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 2020s | 2.41 deaths per 100 live births | 2.4 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0076 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, Marshall Islands or Nepal?
- Marshall Islands, at 2.27 deaths per 100 live births against 2.22 deaths per 100 live births in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Marshall Islands and Nepal?
- 0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Nepal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Marshall Islands and Nepal rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Marshall Islands ranks 63rd and Nepal ranks 64th 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 .