Lifetime risk of maternal death in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Marshall Islands, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Marshall Islands stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.8% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Marshall Islands peaked at 2.1% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2023.
That places Marshall Islands 52nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2.0% | — |
| 1986 | 2.1% | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 2.1% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 2.0% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 49 Namibia 0.4% compare
- 50 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.4% compare
- 51 Solomon Islands 0.4% compare
- 53 Djibouti 0.4% compare
- 54 Vanuatu 0.4% compare
- 55 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare
More health data for Marshall Islands
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -3.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5116 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 422 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Marshall Islands?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Marshall Islands was 0.4% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 1987.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2023.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Marshall Islands ranks 52nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.