Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Dominica or Marshall Islands?

Dominica, at 20 deaths against 18 deaths in Marshall Islands as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominica vs Marshall Islands: Number of infants who die before age 1

Dominica

20 deaths

in 2023

Marshall Islands

18 deaths

in 2023

Dominica rank

190th

Marshall Islands rank

191st

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Dominica
Marshall Islands

How they compare

Dominica currently reports 20 deaths against 18 deaths in Marshall Islands, a difference of 2 deaths.

That makes Dominica's figure about 1.1 times Marshall Islands's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominica ahead.

Dominica ranks 190th and Marshall Islands ranks 191st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 2 and Marshall Islands in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominica	Marshall Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	276.2 deaths	55.5 deaths	220.7 deaths	Dominica
1960s	181.3 deaths	56.7 deaths	124.6 deaths	Dominica
1970s	62.6 deaths	68 deaths	5.4 deaths	Marshall Islands
1980s	31.5 deaths	76.2 deaths	44.7 deaths	Marshall Islands
1990s	23.1 deaths	63.4 deaths	40.3 deaths	Marshall Islands
2000s	18.6 deaths	59.5 deaths	40.9 deaths	Marshall Islands
2010s	20.6 deaths	36.3 deaths	15.7 deaths	Marshall Islands
2020s	20 deaths	21.25 deaths	1.25 deaths	Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Dominica or Marshall Islands?: Dominica, at 20 deaths against 18 deaths in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Dominica and Marshall Islands?: 2 deaths, with Dominica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Marshall Islands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Dominica and Marshall Islands rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Dominica ranks 190th and Marshall Islands ranks 191st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.