Number of infant deaths in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Number of infant deaths was 18 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in Marshall Islands, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 18 for number of infant deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Marshall Islands peaked at 79 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 18, in 2024.
That places Marshall Islands 181st out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 59 | — |
| 1961 | 58 | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 57 | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 56 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 57 | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 58 | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 59 | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 61 | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 62 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 63 | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 64 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 65 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 67 | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 70 | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 72 | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 74 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 78 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 76 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 74 | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 71 | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 68 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 66 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 64 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 62 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 62 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 62 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 63 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 64 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 65 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 66 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 65 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 64 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 62 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 59 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 56 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 53 | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 49 | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 46 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 42 | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 39 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 37 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 34 | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 32 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 30 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 28 | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 26 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 22 | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 20 | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 18 | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.3 | 56 | 59 | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.3 | 61 | 75 | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.5 | 74 | 79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.7 | 62 | 71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.6 | 56 | 66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39 | 28 | 53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22 | 18 | 26 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 179 Malta 20 compare
- 180 Tonga 19 compare
- 182 Estonia 17 compare
- 183 Montenegro 14 compare
- 184 Luxembourg 13 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Marshall Islands?
- Number of infant deaths in Marshall Islands was 18 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 79 in 1983.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 in 2024.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for number of infant deaths?
- Marshall Islands ranks 181st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.