Number of youth deaths in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Number of youth deaths was 27 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth 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
Marshall Islands recorded 27 deaths for number of youth deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Marshall Islands peaked at 103 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 27 deaths, in 2024.
That places Marshall Islands 180th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 103 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 99 deaths | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 95 deaths | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 93 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 91 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 90 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 90 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 91 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 92 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 93 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 93 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 93 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 93 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 91 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 92 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 91 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 89 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 87 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 84 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 81 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 74 deaths | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 70 deaths | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 66 deaths | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 60 deaths | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 56 deaths | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 53 deaths | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 50 deaths | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 47 deaths | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 43 deaths | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 40 deaths | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 37 deaths | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 35 deaths | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 33 deaths | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 30 deaths | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 27 deaths | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.7 deaths | 90 deaths | 103 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.4 deaths | 81 deaths | 93 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.9 deaths | 40 deaths | 74 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.4 deaths | 27 deaths | 37 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 177 Dominica 28 deaths compare
- 177 Seychelles 28 deaths compare
- 177 Tonga 28 deaths compare
- 180 Malta 27 deaths compare
- 182 Montenegro 25 deaths compare
- 183 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 20 deaths compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Marshall Islands?
- Number of youth deaths in Marshall Islands was 27 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 youth deaths recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 103 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 deaths in 2024.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for number of youth deaths?
- Marshall Islands ranks 180th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. 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 youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.