What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Iceland and Marshall Islands?

3 deaths, with Marshall Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Marshall Islands?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Marshall Islands: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Iceland

6 deaths

in 2024

Marshall Islands

9 deaths

in 2024

Iceland rank

184th

Marshall Islands rank

183rd

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Iceland
Marshall Islands

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 9 deaths against 6 deaths in Iceland, a difference of 3 deaths.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.5 times Iceland's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 184th and Marshall Islands ranks 183rd of 199 countries.

Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Marshall Islands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.5 deaths	33.9 deaths	21.4 deaths	Marshall Islands
2000s	7.2 deaths	35.4 deaths	28.2 deaths	Marshall Islands
2010s	5.8 deaths	21.5 deaths	15.7 deaths	Marshall Islands
2020s	6.2 deaths	11.8 deaths	5.6 deaths	Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Iceland or Marshall Islands?: Marshall Islands, at 9 deaths against 6 deaths in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Iceland and Marshall Islands?: 3 deaths, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Marshall Islands?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Marshall Islands rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Iceland ranks 184th and Marshall Islands ranks 183rd 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 Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .