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
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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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Indicator
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.