Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.9074 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Marshall Islands, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Marshall Islands is 0.9074 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.9074 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6916 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Marshall Islands ranks 74th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6916 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.7002 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7085 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7189 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7306 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7409 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7509 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7524 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7527 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7522 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7459 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7418 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7379 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7398 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7472 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7562 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7651 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7759 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7896 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8044 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8708 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9074 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7299 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6916 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7527 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7604 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7379 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8044 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8891 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8708 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9074 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 71 South Sudan 0.9233 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 72 Chad 0.9232 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 73 Guinea-Bissau 0.9162 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 75 Haiti 0.9039 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 76 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.884 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 77 Philippines 0.8833 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -7.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0494 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Marshall Islands?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Marshall Islands was 0.9074 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9074 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6916 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Marshall Islands ranks 74th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.