Marshall Islands vs Philippines: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Marshall Islands
1.9%
in 2023
Philippines
1.8%
in 2023
Marshall Islands rank
65th
Philippines rank
68th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Marshall Islands
- Philippines
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Philippines, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Philippines ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 65th and Philippines ranks 68th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 6 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.2% | 7.6% | 0.5% | Marshall Islands |
| 1960s | 6.6% | 5.8% | 0.8% | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 5.2% | 0.3% | Philippines |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 4.5% | 0.6% | Philippines |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 0.1% | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 0.6% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 0.5% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Marshall Islands or Philippines?
- Marshall Islands, at 1.9% against 1.8% in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Marshall Islands and Philippines?
- 0.1%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Philippines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Marshall Islands and Philippines rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Marshall Islands ranks 65th and Philippines ranks 68th 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.