Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) was 18 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
18
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
182nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
79
in 1983
All-time low
18
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
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 182nd out of 197 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 (UN Inter-agency) 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% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 18 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 968, 2% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 18 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 636.5, 3% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
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
- 180 Malta 20 compare
- 181 Tonga 19 compare
- 183 Estonia 17 compare
- 184 Montenegro 14 compare
- 185 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 182nd out of 197 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.