Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 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
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 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 vs. electoral democracy index 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 vs. electoral democracy index in Marshall Islands peaked at 66.95 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52.61 years, in 1950.
That places Marshall Islands 195th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 52.61 years | — |
| 1951 | 52.67 years | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 52.73 years | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 52.8 years | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 52.89 years | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 53 years | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 53.16 years | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 53.37 years | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 53.63 years | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 53.97 years | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 54.36 years | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 54.73 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 55.21 years | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 55.74 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 56.26 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 56.78 years | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 57.28 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 57.76 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 58.19 years | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 58.5 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 58.8 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 59.13 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 59.49 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 59.83 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 60.12 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 60.27 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 60.42 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 60.57 years | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 60.7 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 60.84 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 60.99 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 61.14 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 61.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 61.45 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 61.6 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 61.71 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 61.78 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 61.81 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 61.78 years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 61.73 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 61.76 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 61.79 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 61.9 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 62.09 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 62.31 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 62.51 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 62.77 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 63.01 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 63.22 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 63.42 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 63.32 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 63.73 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 63.85 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 63.96 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 64.04 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 64.11 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 64.21 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 64.26 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 64.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 64.39 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 64.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 64.64 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 64.78 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 64.95 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 65.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 65.29 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 65.48 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 65.67 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 65.87 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 66.05 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 65.39 years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 65.42 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 66.72 years | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 66.95 years | +0.3% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 66.95 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 90% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 66.95 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.85 years, 92% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Marshall Islands?
- Life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index 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 vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 66.95 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.61 years in 1950.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Marshall Islands ranks 195th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index 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 vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.