What is child mortality rate in Marshall Islands?

Child mortality rate in Marshall Islands was 2.67 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Marshall Islands?

The highest recorded value was 12.73 deaths per 100 live births in 1959.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Marshall Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 2.67 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Marshall Islands rank for child mortality rate?

Marshall Islands ranks 62nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Marshall Islands?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Marshall Islands

Name: Child mortality rate in Marshall Islands
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Marshall Islands: Child mortality rate was 2.67 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

2.67 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.3%

World rank

62nd

of 200 countries

All-time high

12.73 deaths per 100 live births

in 1959

All-time low

2.67 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1959–2024

Child mortality rate in Marshall Islands, 1959–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Marshall Islands recorded 2.67 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Marshall Islands peaked at 12.73 deaths per 100 live births in 1959 and was at its lowest, 2.67 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Marshall Islands 62nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	12.73 deaths per 100 live births	12.73 deaths per 100 live births	12.73 deaths per 100 live births	1
1960s	9.96 deaths per 100 live births	8.17 deaths per 100 live births	12.12 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	7.03 deaths per 100 live births	6.52 deaths per 100 live births	7.86 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	5.73 deaths per 100 live births	4.96 deaths per 100 live births	6.42 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	4.35 deaths per 100 live births	4.18 deaths per 100 live births	4.78 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	4.14 deaths per 100 live births	3.95 deaths per 100 live births	4.27 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	3.54 deaths per 100 live births	3.12 deaths per 100 live births	3.9 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	2.85 deaths per 100 live births	2.67 deaths per 100 live births	3.03 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Marshall Islands

59 Laos 2.94 deaths per 100 live births compare
60 Fiji 2.91 deaths per 100 live births compare
61 Tajikistan 2.81 deaths per 100 live births compare
63 India 2.66 deaths per 100 live births compare
64 Philippines 2.65 deaths per 100 live births compare
65 Guyana 2.52 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

More health data for Marshall Islands

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 469 (2025)
Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 390 (2025)
Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 346 (2025)
Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 433 (2025)
Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 395 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 491 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Marshall Islands?: Child mortality rate in Marshall Islands was 2.67 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Marshall Islands?: The highest recorded value was 12.73 deaths per 100 live births in 1959.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Marshall Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 2.67 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Marshall Islands rank for child mortality rate?: Marshall Islands ranks 62nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Marshall Islands?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.