Guyana vs Marshall Islands: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Guyana
1.8%
in 2023
Marshall Islands
1.9%
in 2023
Guyana rank
66th
Marshall Islands rank
65th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Guyana
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Guyana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 66th and Marshall Islands ranks 65th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 5 and Marshall Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 0.1% | Guyana |
| 1960s | 5.6% | 6.6% | 1.0% | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 4.8% | 0.2% | Guyana |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 3.9% | 0.7% | Guyana |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.0% | 0.7% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 0.1% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 0.1% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 2.0% | 0.1% | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Guyana or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 1.9% against 1.8% in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Guyana and Marshall Islands?
- 0.1%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Marshall Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Marshall Islands rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Guyana ranks 66th and Marshall Islands ranks 65th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.