Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0556 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands is 0.0556 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.2111 units per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0556 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Marshall Islands 36th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2111 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0.2056 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1944 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1944 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1889 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1889 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1889 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1944 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1944 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1944 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1944 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1889 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1833 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1778 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1667 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1556 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.15 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1389 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1278 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1167 units per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1056 units per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0944 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0889 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0833 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0778 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0722 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0611 units per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0556 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 0.0556 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0062 units per square kilometre, 9.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 0.0556 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0125 units per square kilometre, 4.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1957 units per square kilometre | 0.1889 units per square kilometre | 0.2111 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1906 units per square kilometre | 0.1667 units per square kilometre | 0.2 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1161 units per square kilometre | 0.0833 units per square kilometre | 0.1556 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0667 units per square kilometre | 0.0556 units per square kilometre | 0.0778 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 33 Cameroon 0.0602 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Dominican Republic 0.0591 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Somalia 0.0581 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Afghanistan 0.055 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Maldives 0.0503 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Lesotho 0.0492 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Marshall Islands
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 407 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 269 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 461 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 469 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 5,009 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5,369 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -7.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.143 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands was 0.0556 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2111 units per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0556 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Marshall Islands ranks 36th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.