What is the highest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Marshall Islands?

The highest recorded value was 66.95 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Marshall Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 52.61 years in 1950.

How does Marshall Islands rank for life expectancy for people of different ages?

Marshall Islands ranks 195th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy for people of 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy for people of different ages in Marshall Islands

Name: Life expectancy for people of different ages in Marshall Islands
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Marshall Islands: Life expectancy for people of different ages was 66.95 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

66.95 years

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

195th

of 236 countries

All-time high

66.95 years

in 2023

All-time low

52.61 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy for people of different ages in Marshall Islands, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy for people of different ages in Marshall Islands stood at 66.95 years. 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 for people of different ages in Marshall Islands peaked at 66.95 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52.61 years, 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	53.08 years	52.61 years	53.97 years	10
1960s	56.48 years	54.36 years	58.5 years	10
1970s	60.02 years	58.8 years	60.84 years	10
1980s	61.53 years	60.99 years	61.81 years	10
1990s	62.48 years	61.76 years	63.42 years	10
2000s	64.02 years	63.32 years	64.39 years	10
2010s	65.23 years	64.5 years	66.05 years	10
2020s	66.12 years	65.39 years	66.95 years	4

Countries ranked near Marshall Islands

192 Micronesia (country) 67.2 years compare
193 Tuvalu 67.1 years compare
194 Tanzania 67 years compare
196 Myanmar 66.89 years compare
197 Comoros 66.78 years compare
198 Kiribati 66.47 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 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 life expectancy for people of different ages in Marshall Islands?: Life expectancy for people of different ages in Marshall Islands was 66.95 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Marshall Islands?: The highest recorded value was 66.95 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Marshall Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 52.61 years in 1950.
How does Marshall Islands rank for life expectancy for people of different ages?: Marshall Islands ranks 195th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy for people of 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.