Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females was 6.28 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.28 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
196th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.28 years
in 2023
All-time low
5.28 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Marshall Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Marshall Islands is 6.28 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Marshall Islands peaked at 6.28 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.28 years, in 1950.
That places Marshall Islands 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.28 years | — |
| 1951 | 5.28 years | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 5.28 years | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 5.28 years | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 5.28 years | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 5.28 years | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 5.29 years | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 5.29 years | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 5.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 5.31 years | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 5.32 years | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 5.35 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 5.37 years | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 5.39 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 5.41 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 5.42 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 5.44 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 5.46 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 5.5 years | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 5.52 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 5.54 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 5.56 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 5.57 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 5.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 5.61 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 5.61 years | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 5.62 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 5.64 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 5.65 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 5.66 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 5.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 5.69 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 5.7 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 5.72 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 5.73 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 5.74 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 5.75 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 5.76 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 5.76 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 5.77 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 5.78 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 5.78 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 5.79 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 5.82 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 5.83 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 5.83 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 5.84 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 5.86 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 5.87 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 5.89 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 5.89 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 5.91 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 5.92 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.92 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.92 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.92 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.93 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.92 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.92 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 5.93 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.95 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.97 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 5.99 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 6.01 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 6.02 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 6.05 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.07 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 6.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 6.13 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6.16 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 6.06 years | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 5.89 years | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 6.25 years | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 6.28 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.29 years | 5.28 years | 5.31 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.42 years | 5.32 years | 5.52 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.61 years | 5.54 years | 5.66 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.73 years | 5.67 years | 5.77 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.83 years | 5.78 years | 5.89 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.92 years | 5.89 years | 5.93 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.04 years | 5.95 years | 6.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.12 years | 5.89 years | 6.28 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 193 Western Sahara 6.35 years compare
- 194 Ghana 6.32 years compare
- 195 Gambia 6.3 years compare
- 197 Angola 6.26 years compare
- 198 Kyrgyzstan 6.25 years compare
- 199 Turkmenistan 6.23 years compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5116 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -3.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 469 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Marshall Islands?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Marshall Islands was 6.28 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.28 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.28 years in 1950.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females?
- Marshall Islands ranks 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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