Number of under-five deaths in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Number of under-five deaths was 22 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Marshall Islands, 1964–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths in Marshall Islands is 22, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Marshall Islands peaked at 100 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 22, in 2024.
Marshall Islands ranks 182nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 74 | — |
| 1965 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 78 | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 80 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 84 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 87 | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 89 | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 92 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 94 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 96 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 100 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 99 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 96 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 93 | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 90 | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 87 | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 83 | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 81 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 79 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 78 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 81 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 80 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 78 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 76 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 73 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 70 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 65 | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 61 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 57 | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 52 | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 48 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 45 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 42 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 39 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 36 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 34 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 31 | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 29 | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 27 | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 24 | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 22 | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.5 | 74 | 76 | 6 |
| 1970s | 86.3 | 78 | 96 | 10 |
| 1980s | 98 | 93 | 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.6 | 78 | 90 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.5 | 70 | 82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.9 | 34 | 65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6 | 22 | 31 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 179 Estonia 23 compare
- 179 Malta 23 compare
- 179 Tonga 23 compare
- 183 Montenegro 17 compare
- 184 Luxembourg 15 compare
- 185 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Marshall Islands?
- Number of under-five deaths in Marshall Islands was 22 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1983.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 2024.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Marshall Islands ranks 182nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.