Lifetime risk of maternal death in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.4156 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Marshall Islands, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 0.4156 for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023. 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 2.08 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.4156, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.95 | — |
| 1986 | 2.06 | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 2.08 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.96 | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 2.04 | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 2.03 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.86 | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 1.93 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 1.85 | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 1.7 | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 1.64 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 1.54 | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 1.42 | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 1.32 | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 1.25 | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 1.23 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.11 | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 1.05 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 1.03 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.1 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 1.07 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.04 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 1 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9587 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9125 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8229 | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7738 | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7265 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6686 | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6424 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5765 | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5627 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5403 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.496 | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4893 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5082 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5844 | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4765 | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4156 | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.02 | 1.95 | 2.08 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.65 | 1.25 | 2.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 | 0.9125 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6299 | 0.4893 | 0.8229 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4962 | 0.4156 | 0.5844 | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 401 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 427 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Marshall Islands?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Marshall Islands was 0.4156 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 in 1987.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4156 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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