Which has higher number of deaths, American Samoa or Marshall Islands?

American Samoa, at 329 deaths against 272 deaths in Marshall Islands as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between American Samoa and Marshall Islands?

57 deaths, with American Samoa ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

American Samoa vs Marshall Islands: Number of deaths

American Samoa

329 deaths

in 2023

Marshall Islands

272 deaths

in 2023

American Samoa rank

214th

Marshall Islands rank

216th

Number of deaths over time

American Samoa
Marshall Islands

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 329 deaths against 272 deaths in Marshall Islands, a difference of 57 deaths.

That makes American Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Marshall Islands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

American Samoa ranks 214th and Marshall Islands ranks 216th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Marshall Islands in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	American Samoa	Marshall Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	168.5 deaths	232.2 deaths	63.7 deaths	Marshall Islands
1960s	156.6 deaths	244.9 deaths	88.3 deaths	Marshall Islands
1970s	151.5 deaths	270.3 deaths	118.8 deaths	Marshall Islands
1980s	167.9 deaths	307.3 deaths	139.4 deaths	Marshall Islands
1990s	225 deaths	339.2 deaths	114.2 deaths	Marshall Islands
2000s	261.1 deaths	341.9 deaths	80.8 deaths	Marshall Islands
2010s	289.2 deaths	318.8 deaths	29.6 deaths	Marshall Islands
2020s	323.75 deaths	292.5 deaths	31.25 deaths	American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, American Samoa or Marshall Islands?: American Samoa, at 329 deaths against 272 deaths in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between American Samoa and Marshall Islands?: 57 deaths, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Marshall Islands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do American Samoa and Marshall Islands rank globally for number of deaths?: American Samoa ranks 214th and Marshall Islands ranks 216th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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