Guyana vs Marshall Islands: Mortality rate, under-5
Guyana
25.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Marshall Islands
26.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Guyana rank
65th
Marshall Islands rank
62nd
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Guyana
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 26.7 per 1,000 live births against 25.2 per 1,000 live births in Guyana, a difference of 1.5 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Guyana ranks 65th and Marshall Islands ranks 62nd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 4 and Marshall Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.91 per 1,000 live births | 99.62 per 1,000 live births | 18.71 per 1,000 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 72.96 per 1,000 live births | 70.32 per 1,000 live births | 2.64 per 1,000 live births | Guyana |
| 1980s | 67.48 per 1,000 live births | 57.31 per 1,000 live births | 10.17 per 1,000 live births | Guyana |
| 1990s | 54.38 per 1,000 live births | 43.48 per 1,000 live births | 10.9 per 1,000 live births | Guyana |
| 2000s | 42.23 per 1,000 live births | 41.4 per 1,000 live births | 0.83 per 1,000 live births | Guyana |
| 2010s | 33.71 per 1,000 live births | 35.43 per 1,000 live births | 1.72 per 1,000 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 26.9 per 1,000 live births | 28.5 per 1,000 live births | 1.6 per 1,000 live births | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Guyana or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 26.7 per 1,000 live births against 25.2 per 1,000 live births in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Guyana and Marshall Islands?
- 1.5 per 1,000 live births, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Marshall Islands?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Marshall Islands rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Guyana ranks 65th and Marshall Islands ranks 62nd 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, under-5 (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
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.