Life expectancy at different ages in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Life expectancy at different ages was 66.95 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
66.95
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
195th
of 236 countries
All-time high
66.95
in 2023
All-time low
52.61
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at different ages in Marshall Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy at different ages in Marshall Islands stood at 66.95. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at different ages in Marshall Islands peaked at 66.95 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52.61, in 1950.
Marshall Islands ranks 195th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy at different ages in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 52.61 | — |
| 1951 | 52.67 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 52.73 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 52.8 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 52.89 | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 53 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 53.16 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 53.37 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 53.63 | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 53.97 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 54.36 | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 54.73 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 55.21 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 55.74 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 56.26 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 56.78 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 57.28 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 57.76 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 58.19 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 58.5 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 58.8 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 59.13 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 59.49 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 59.83 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 60.12 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 60.27 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 60.42 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 60.57 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 60.7 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 60.84 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 60.99 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 61.14 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 61.29 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 61.45 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 61.6 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 61.71 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 61.78 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 61.81 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 61.78 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 61.73 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 61.76 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 61.79 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 61.9 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 62.09 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 62.31 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 62.51 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 62.77 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 63.01 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 63.22 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 63.42 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 63.32 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 63.73 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 63.85 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 63.96 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 64.04 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 64.11 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 64.21 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 64.26 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 64.3 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 64.39 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 64.5 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 64.64 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 64.78 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 64.95 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 65.11 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 65.29 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 65.48 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 65.67 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 65.87 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 66.05 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 65.39 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 65.42 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 66.72 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 66.95 | +0.3% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 66.95 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42, 90% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 66.95 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.85, 92% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.08 | 52.61 | 53.97 | 10 |
| 1960s | 56.48 | 54.36 | 58.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.02 | 58.8 | 60.84 | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.53 | 60.99 | 61.81 | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.48 | 61.76 | 63.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.02 | 63.32 | 64.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.23 | 64.5 | 66.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.12 | 65.39 | 66.95 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0494 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at different ages in Marshall Islands?
- Life expectancy at different ages in Marshall Islands was 66.95 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 66.95 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.61 in 1950.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for life expectancy at different ages?
- Marshall Islands ranks 195th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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