Stillbirth rate in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Stillbirth rate was 0.998 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Marshall Islands, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stillbirth rate in Marshall Islands is 0.998 deaths per 100 births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Marshall Islands peaked at 1.51 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.998 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
That places Marshall Islands 76th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.41 deaths per 100 births | 1.33 deaths per 100 births | 1.51 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 deaths per 100 births | 1.08 deaths per 100 births | 1.31 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 deaths per 100 births | 0.998 deaths per 100 births | 1.05 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 73 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.02 deaths per 100 births compare
- 74 Dominican Republic 1.01 deaths per 100 births compare
- 75 Azerbaijan 1.01 deaths per 100 births compare
- 77 Nicaragua 0.949 deaths per 100 births compare
- 78 Grenada 0.9458 deaths per 100 births compare
- 79 Lebanon 0.9456 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Marshall Islands
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,311 people (2100)
- Population density 132.37 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.86 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.86 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.86 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.4% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.92 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 2.92 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Marshall Islands?
- Stillbirth rate in Marshall Islands was 0.998 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.998 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for stillbirth rate?
- Marshall Islands ranks 76th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.