Number of under-five deaths, male in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Number of under-five deaths, male was 13 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male in Marshall Islands, 1964–2024
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 under-five deaths, male in Marshall Islands stood at 13. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Marshall Islands peaked at 56 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 13, in 2024.
Marshall Islands ranks 178th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 40 | — |
| 1965 | 41 | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 42 | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 43 | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 45 | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 48 | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 49 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 51 | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 52 | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 53 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 54 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 55 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 56 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 55 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 55 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 54 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 52 | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 50 | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 49 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 46 | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 44 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 45 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 45 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 45 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 44 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 43 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 41 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 40 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 37 | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 34 | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 32 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 29 | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 27 | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 22 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 20 | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 17 | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14 | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 13 | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41 | 40 | 42 | 6 |
| 1970s | 47.6 | 43 | 53 | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.7 | 52 | 56 | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.9 | 44 | 50 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.2 | 40 | 46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27 | 19 | 37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2 | 13 | 17 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More education data for Marshall Islands
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 439 (2024)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Marshall Islands?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Marshall Islands was 13 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 under-five deaths, male recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 56 in 1983.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 in 2024.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Marshall Islands ranks 178th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. 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 under-five deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.