Marshall Islands vs Philippines: Mortality rate, neonatal
Marshall Islands
12.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Philippines
13.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Marshall Islands rank
68th
Philippines rank
65th
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Marshall Islands
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 13.6 per 1,000 live births against 12.5 per 1,000 live births in Marshall Islands, a difference of 1.1 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Marshall Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Philippines ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 68th and Philippines ranks 65th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19 per 1,000 live births | 19.7 per 1,000 live births | 0.7 per 1,000 live births | Philippines |
| 1990s | 17.99 per 1,000 live births | 17.49 per 1,000 live births | 0.5 per 1,000 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 18.83 per 1,000 live births | 15.28 per 1,000 live births | 3.55 per 1,000 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 16.64 per 1,000 live births | 13.66 per 1,000 live births | 2.98 per 1,000 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 13.34 per 1,000 live births | 14.08 per 1,000 live births | 0.74 per 1,000 live births | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Marshall Islands or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 13.6 per 1,000 live births against 12.5 per 1,000 live births in Marshall Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Marshall Islands and Philippines?
- 1.1 per 1,000 live births, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Philippines?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Marshall Islands and Philippines rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Marshall Islands ranks 68th and Philippines ranks 65th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.