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

Marshall Islands, at 18 deaths against 16 deaths in Estonia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Estonia and Marshall Islands?

2 deaths, with Marshall Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia 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.

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

Estonia

16 deaths

in 2023

Marshall Islands

18 deaths

in 2023

Estonia rank

193rd

Marshall Islands rank

191st

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Estonia
Marshall Islands

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 18 deaths against 16 deaths in Estonia, a difference of 2 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 193rd and Marshall Islands ranks 191st of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Marshall Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	703.7 deaths	55.5 deaths	648.2 deaths	Estonia
1960s	446.7 deaths	56.7 deaths	390 deaths	Estonia
1970s	370.8 deaths	68 deaths	302.8 deaths	Estonia
1980s	365.6 deaths	76.2 deaths	289.4 deaths	Estonia
1990s	191.6 deaths	63.4 deaths	128.2 deaths	Estonia
2000s	84.2 deaths	59.5 deaths	24.7 deaths	Estonia
2010s	34.4 deaths	36.3 deaths	1.9 deaths	Marshall Islands
2020s	21.75 deaths	21.25 deaths	0.5 deaths	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Estonia or Marshall Islands?: Marshall Islands, at 18 deaths against 16 deaths in Estonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Estonia and Marshall Islands?: 2 deaths, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Marshall Islands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Marshall Islands rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Estonia ranks 193rd 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.