Number of infant deaths, female in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Number of infant deaths, female was 8 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
181st
of 197 countries
All-time high
34
in 1981
All-time low
8
in 2023
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths, female in Marshall Islands, 1960–2024
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
In 2024, number of infant deaths, female in Marshall Islands stood at 8. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Marshall Islands peaked at 34 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2023.
Marshall Islands ranks 181st of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 26 | — |
| 1961 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 29 | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 30 | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 28 | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 29 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 21 | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 18 | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.3 | 25 | 26 | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.3 | 27 | 33 | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.6 | 32 | 34 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.1 | 27 | 31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.6 | 24 | 29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9 | 12 | 23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 178 Grenada 10 compare
- 178 Seychelles 10 compare
- 180 Malta 9 compare
- 181 Tonga 8 compare
- 183 Estonia 7 compare
- 184 Luxembourg 6 compare
- 184 Montenegro 6 compare
- 184 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 compare
More education data for Marshall Islands
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 439 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 657 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 186 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Marshall Islands?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Marshall Islands was 8 in 2024, 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 infant deaths, female recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 34 in 1981.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2023.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Marshall Islands ranks 181st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female 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 infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.