What is infant mortality rate in Marshall Islands?

Infant mortality rate in Marshall Islands was 2.27 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 9.3 deaths per 100 live births in 1959.

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

The lowest recorded value was 2.27 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Marshall Islands rank for infant mortality rate?

Marshall Islands ranks 63rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Marshall Islands?

Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?

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

Infant mortality rate in Marshall Islands

Name: Infant mortality rate in Marshall Islands
Creator: United Nations 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: Infant mortality rate was 2.27 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

2.27 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

63rd

of 199 countries

All-time high

9.3 deaths per 100 live births

in 1959

All-time low

2.27 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1959–2024

Infant mortality rate in Marshall Islands, 1959–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, infant mortality rate in Marshall Islands stood at 2.27 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Marshall Islands peaked at 9.3 deaths per 100 live births in 1959 and was at its lowest, 2.27 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Marshall Islands ranks 63rd of 199 countries on this measure, 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	9.3 deaths per 100 live births	9.3 deaths per 100 live births	9.3 deaths per 100 live births	1
1960s	7.37 deaths per 100 live births	6.12 deaths per 100 live births	8.87 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	5.34 deaths per 100 live births	5.02 deaths per 100 live births	5.9 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	4.47 deaths per 100 live births	3.91 deaths per 100 live births	4.96 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	3.46 deaths per 100 live births	3.34 deaths per 100 live births	3.77 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	3.38 deaths per 100 live births	3.25 deaths per 100 live births	3.45 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.95 deaths per 100 live births	2.62 deaths per 100 live births	3.22 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	2.41 deaths per 100 live births	2.27 deaths per 100 live births	2.55 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Marshall Islands

60 Tajikistan 2.35 deaths per 100 live births compare
61 India 2.33 deaths per 100 live births compare
62 Guyana 2.32 deaths per 100 live births compare
64 Nepal 2.22 deaths per 100 live births compare
65 Niue 2.22 deaths per 100 live births compare
66 Philippines 2.17 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 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 infant mortality rate in Marshall Islands?: Infant mortality rate in Marshall Islands was 2.27 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Marshall Islands?: The highest recorded value was 9.3 deaths per 100 live births in 1959.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Marshall Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 2.27 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Marshall Islands rank for infant mortality rate?: Marshall Islands ranks 63rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Marshall Islands?: Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .