Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.4091 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4091
Change on year
down 10.7%
World rank
167th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.4722
in 2018
All-time low
0.3889
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Marshall Islands, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 0.4091 for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.4722 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3889, in 1990.
Marshall Islands ranks 167th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3889 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3908 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3976 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3951 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4051 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4103 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4231 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.443 | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.45 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4568 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4512 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4512 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4512 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4568 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4568 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.45 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4487 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4474 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4521 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4429 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4462 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4426 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4386 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4423 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4583 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4444 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4524 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4615 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4722 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4412 | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4516 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4483 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4444 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4583 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4091 | -10.7% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 0.4091 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5359, 76% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 0.4091 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5067, 81% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4161 | 0.3889 | 0.4568 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4508 | 0.4429 | 0.4568 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.45 | 0.4386 | 0.4722 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4424 | 0.4091 | 0.4583 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 164 Burundi 0.4121 compare
- 165 Togo 0.4101 compare
- 166 Kazakhstan 0.4092 compare
- 168 Kiribati 0.4088 compare
- 169 Solomon Islands 0.406 compare
- 170 Equatorial Guinea 0.3998 compare
More health data for Marshall Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -7.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0494 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0527 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Marshall Islands?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Marshall Islands was 0.4091 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4722 in 2018.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3889 in 1990.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Marshall Islands ranks 167th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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