Number of deaths per year in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Number of deaths per year was 203 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths per year in Northern Mariana Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, number of deaths per year in Northern Mariana Islands stood at 203. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths per year in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 203 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59, in 1970.
That places Northern Mariana Islands 222nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of deaths per year in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 82 | — |
| 1951 | 81 | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 80 | -3.6% |
| 1956 | 75 | -6.2% |
| 1957 | 69 | -8.0% |
| 1958 | 62 | -10.1% |
| 1959 | 64 | +3.2% |
| 1960 | 63 | -1.6% |
| 1961 | 65 | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 65 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 65 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 66 | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 64 | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 65 | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 67 | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 63 | -6.0% |
| 1970 | 59 | -6.3% |
| 1971 | 63 | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 73 | +15.9% |
| 1973 | 79 | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 83 | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 81 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 83 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 86 | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 87 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 90 | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 89 | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 92 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 98 | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 130 | +32.7% |
| 1986 | 142 | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 142 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 150 | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 166 | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 178 | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 182 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 180 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 180 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 177 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 174 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 170 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 174 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 176 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 175 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 176 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 174 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 164 | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 162 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 158 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 152 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 148 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 147 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 143 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 143 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 150 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 157 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 165 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 170 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 180 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 188 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 190 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 191 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 191 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 191 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 189 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 198 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 199 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 203 | +2.0% |
Northern Mariana Islands compared with similar countries
- Northern Mariana Islands's 203 is below the median for high income countries, which is 16,691, 1% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Northern Mariana Islands's 203 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,067, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths per year in Northern Mariana Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +32.7% | 98 | 130 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 76 | 62 | 83 | 10 |
| 1960s | 64.9 | 63 | 67 | 10 |
| 1970s | 77.5 | 59 | 87 | 10 |
| 1980s | 118.6 | 87 | 166 | 10 |
| 1990s | 176.6 | 170 | 182 | 10 |
| 2000s | 156.7 | 143 | 176 | 10 |
| 2010s | 177.3 | 150 | 191 | 10 |
| 2020s | 197.25 | 189 | 203 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 220 Gibraltar 243 compare
- 221 British Virgin Islands 229 compare
- 223 Palau 200 compare
- 224 Cook Islands 127 compare
- 225 Anguilla 96 compare
More health data for Northern Mariana 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 1.94 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 322 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 298 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 284 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 300 (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 256 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 310 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths per year in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Number of deaths per year in Northern Mariana Islands was 203 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths per year recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 203 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of deaths per year recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 59 in 1970.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for number of deaths per year?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 222nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of deaths per year rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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