Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age was 5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5
Change on year
down 16.7%
World rank
178th
of 200 countries
All-time high
13
in 1990
All-time low
5
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Marshall Islands, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Marshall Islands is 5, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Marshall Islands peaked at 13 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2024.
That places Marshall Islands 178th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13 | — |
| 1991 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | -16.7% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 294.5, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 255, 2% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.1 | 12 | 13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.9 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 175 Grenada 8 compare
- 175 Montenegro 8 compare
- 177 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 compare
- 178 Tonga 5 compare
- 178 Barbados 5 compare
- 181 Saint Lucia 4 compare
- 181 Malta 4 compare
- 181 Luxembourg 4 compare
- 181 Seychelles 4 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Marshall Islands?
- Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Marshall Islands was 5 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 13 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2024.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age?
- Marshall Islands ranks 178th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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