Number of neonatal deaths in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Number of neonatal deaths was 9 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Marshall Islands, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths in Marshall Islands stood at 9 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.2% on the previous year and down 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Marshall Islands peaked at 37 deaths in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9 deaths, in 2024.
Marshall Islands ranks 183rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 34 deaths | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 33 deaths | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 32 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 32 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 32 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 33 deaths | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 35 deaths | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 36 deaths | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 37 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 37 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 37 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 37 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 37 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 37 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 35 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 34 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 33 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 31 deaths | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 29 deaths | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 27 deaths | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 25 deaths | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 23 deaths | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 22 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 20 deaths | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 19 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 18 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 17 deaths | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 15 deaths | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 14 deaths | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 13 deaths | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 12 deaths | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 11 deaths | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 9 deaths | -18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.9 deaths | 32 deaths | 37 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.4 deaths | 31 deaths | 37 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.5 deaths | 15 deaths | 29 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8 deaths | 9 deaths | 14 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 180 Estonia 10 deaths compare
- 180 Luxembourg 10 deaths compare
- 180 Tonga 10 deaths compare
- 184 Antigua and Barbuda 6 deaths compare
- 184 Iceland 6 deaths compare
- 184 Montenegro 6 deaths compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Marshall Islands?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Marshall Islands was 9 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 37 deaths in 1999.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 deaths in 2024.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Marshall Islands ranks 183rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .