Number of stillbirths in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Number of stillbirths was 8 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Marshall Islands, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of stillbirths in Marshall Islands is 8, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Marshall Islands peaked at 30 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2023.
Marshall Islands ranks 187th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30 | — |
| 2001 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 21 | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 18 | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.1 | 23 | 30 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7 | 11 | 21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5 | 8 | 11 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 184 Malta 12 compare
- 185 Dominica 9 compare
- 185 Iceland 9 compare
- 187 Antigua and Barbuda 8 compare
- 189 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 compare
- 190 Turks and Caicos Islands 3 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 401 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 427 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 412 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 423 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 408 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 419 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Marshall Islands?
- Number of stillbirths in Marshall Islands was 8 in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of stillbirths recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 30 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2023.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for number of stillbirths?
- Marshall Islands ranks 187th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation