Marshall Islands

Child mortality in Marshall Islands

Child mortality in Marshall Islands: 12.7 per 100 live births in 1959 and 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates.

Latest, 2024
2.7 per 100 live births
Since 1959
−10.1 per 100 live births
Rank, 2024
62 of 200
counting from the highest
World, 2024
3.7 per 100 live births
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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Child mortality in Marshall IslandsChild mortality in Marshall Islands: 12.7 per 100 live births in 1959 and 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024, Marshall Islands ranked 62 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
Estimates, Gapminder and UN IGMEWorld

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearMarshall IslandsWorld
20242.73.7
20232.83.8
20222.94
20212.94
202033.9
20193.14
20183.24
20173.34.1
20163.44.2
20153.54.3
20143.64.4
20133.74.5
20123.84.7
20113.85
20103.95.1
200945.3
200845.5
200745.7
20064.16
20054.16.2
20044.26.6
20034.26.8
20024.37.1
20014.37.4
20004.37.7
19994.37.9
19984.28.3
19974.28.4
19964.28.6
19954.28.8
19944.28.9
19934.39.1
19924.59.2
19914.69.3
19904.89.4
198959.5
19885.110
19875.39.9
19865.510.3
19855.710.6
19845.810.9
1983611.1
19826.211.2
19816.311.6
19806.411.9
19796.511.9
19786.612.3
19776.712.6
19766.812.8
19756.913.1
1974713.3
19737.113.5
19727.313.7
19717.613.9
19707.914.2
19698.214.6
19688.515
19678.915.3
19669.215.1
19659.615.1
19641015.7
196310.516.2
19621117
196111.618.8
196012.120.2
195912.719.9
1958–19.7
1957–20.5
1956–21.3
1955–22.3
1954–22.8
1953–23.3
1952–23.9
1951–24.3
1950–24.7
1949–24.9
1948–24.9
1947–25.5
1946–25.8
1945–26.7
1944–27.4
1943–27.7
1942–27.9
1941–27.8
1940–27.9
1939–28
1938–28.7
1937–28.8
1936–29.1
1935–29.5
1934–30.7
1933–30.5
1932–30.7
1931–31.4
1930–31.6
1929–32
1928–31.9
1927–31.9
1926–32.7
1925–32.4
1924–33.1
1923–33.1
1922–33.2
1921–34.2
1920–34.4
1919–35.7
1918–37.6
1917–35.3
1916–35.1
1915–35.3
1914–35.4
1913–35.1
1912–35.5
1911–36
1910–36.4
1909–36.6
1908–37.2
1907–37.4
1906–38.1
1905–38.8
1904–38.9
1903–39.5
1902–40.1
1901–40.8
1900–40.9
1899–40.8
1898–41.2
1897–41
1896–41.1
1895–41.3
1894–41.2
1893–41.2
1892–41.7
1891–41.3
1890–41.5
1889–41.2
1888–41
1887–41.1
1886–41.1
1885–41.2
1884–41.1
1883–41.4
1882–41.5
1881–41.1
1880–41.6
1879–41.1
1878–41.6
1877–41.2
1876–41.4
1875–41.5
1874–41.7
1873–41.8
1872–42.1
1871–42.2
1870–41.9
1869–42.1
1868–42.4
1867–42
1866–42.1
1865–42.3
1864–42.2
1863–42.5
1862–42.6
1861–42.9
1860–42.9
1859–43.7
1858–43.8
1857–44.2
1856–44.2
1855–44
1854–43.7
1853–43.2
1852–42.9
1851–42.4
1850–42
1849–42.3
1848–42.3
1847–42.2
1846–42.4
1845–42
1844–42.1
1843–42.1
1842–42.2
1841–42.1
1840–42.1
1839–42.1
1838–42.2
1837–42.2
1836–42.2
1835–42.2
1834–42.3
1833–42.2
1832–42.2
1831–42.2
1830–42.2
1829–42.1
1828–42.1
1827–42.1
1826–42.1
1825–42.1
1824–42.1
1823–42.1
1822–42.1
1821–42.1
1820–42.1
1819–42.2
1818–42.2
1817–42.2
1816–42.2
1815–42.2
1814–42.3
1813–42.3
1812–42.4
1811–42.4
1810–42.5
1809–42.5
1808–42.5
1807–42.5
1806–42.6
1805–42.6
1804–42.6
1803–42.6
1802–42.7
1801–42.7
1800–42.8

Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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