Number of maternal deaths in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Number of maternal deaths was 1 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Marshall Islands, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 1 for number of maternal deaths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Marshall Islands peaked at 6 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2023.
Marshall Islands ranks 169th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.2 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 1990s | 5.6 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 169 Barbados 1 compare
- 169 Belarus 1 compare
- 169 Croatia 1 compare
- 169 Estonia 1 compare
- 169 Grenada 1 compare
- 169 Luxembourg 1 compare
- 169 Nauru 1 compare
- 169 Norway 1 compare
- 169 Qatar 1 compare
- 169 Seychelles 1 compare
- 169 Slovenia 1 compare
- 169 Saint Lucia 1 compare
- 169 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 compare
More health data for Marshall Islands
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 427 (2025)
- Population, male 51.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 402 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 427 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 401 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 419 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 408 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 423 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 412 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 446 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Marshall Islands?
- Number of maternal deaths in Marshall Islands was 1 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1989.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2023.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Marshall Islands ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.