Neonatal mortality rate gho in Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands: Neonatal mortality rate gho was 1.3 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.3
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
66th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.91
in 2001
All-time low
1.3
in 2023
Years of data
35
1989–2023

Neonatal mortality rate gho in Marshall Islands, 1989–2023

00.511.521989200620231989: 1.91990: 1.91991: 1.81992: 1.81993: 1.71994: 1.71995: 1.71996: 1.81997: 1.81998: 1.91999: 1.92000: 1.92001: 1.92002: 1.92003: 1.92004: 1.92005: 1.92006: 1.92007: 1.82008: 1.82009: 1.82010: 1.82011: 1.82012: 1.82013: 1.72014: 1.72015: 1.72016: 1.62017: 1.62018: 1.52019: 1.52020: 1.42021: 1.42022: 1.32023: 1.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Marshall Islands recorded 1.3 for neonatal mortality rate gho in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate gho in Marshall Islands peaked at 1.91 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.3, in 2023.

That places Marshall Islands 66th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.91 1.91 1.91 1
1990s 1.8 1.73 1.89 10
2000s 1.88 1.82 1.91 10
2010s 1.67 1.48 1.81 10
2020s 1.37 1.3 1.43 4

Countries ranked near Marshall Islands

  1. 63 Fiji 1.49 compare
  2. 64 Jamaica 1.45 compare
  3. 65 Philippines 1.4 compare
  4. 67 Trinidad and Tobago 1.29 compare
  5. 68 Iraq 1.29 compare
  6. 69 Azerbaijan 1.28 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate gho in Marshall Islands?
Neonatal mortality rate gho in Marshall Islands was 1.3 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate gho recorded in Marshall Islands?
The highest recorded value was 1.91 in 2001.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate gho recorded in Marshall Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 1.3 in 2023.
How does Marshall Islands rank for neonatal mortality rate gho?
Marshall Islands ranks 66th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Is neonatal mortality rate gho rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate gho
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,174 data points, 1951–2023
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