Neonatal mortality rate in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Neonatal mortality rate was 12.45 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Marshall Islands, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Marshall Islands stood at 12.45. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Marshall Islands peaked at 19.33 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12.45, in 2024.
Marshall Islands ranks 63rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.32 | — |
| 2001 | 19.33 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 19.2 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 19.02 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 18.91 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 18.81 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 18.67 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 18.53 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 18.39 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 18.24 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 18.08 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 17.91 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 17.69 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 17.43 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 17.06 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 16.61 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 16.13 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 15.62 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 15.16 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 14.68 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 14.24 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 13.81 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 13.31 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 12.89 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 12.45 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.84 | 18.24 | 19.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.64 | 14.68 | 18.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.34 | 12.45 | 14.24 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 60 Philippines 13.61 compare
- 61 Trinidad and Tobago 12.64 compare
- 62 Iraq 12.46 compare
- 64 South Africa 12.44 compare
- 65 Niue 12.43 compare
- 66 Azerbaijan 12.43 compare
More health data for Marshall Islands
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5116 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -3.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 469 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Marshall Islands?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Marshall Islands was 12.45 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 19.33 in 2001.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.45 in 2024.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Marshall Islands ranks 63rd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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