Marshall Islands vs Western Sahara: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Marshall Islands
1.9%
in 2023
Western Sahara
2.1%
in 2023
Marshall Islands rank
65th
Western Sahara rank
62nd
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Marshall Islands
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 2.1% against 1.9% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Western Sahara's figure about 1.1 times Marshall Islands's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Western Sahara has been ahead every year.
Marshall Islands ranks 65th and Western Sahara ranks 62nd of 236 countries.
Western Sahara has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.2% | 19.2% | 11.0% | Western Sahara |
| 1960s | 6.6% | 16.6% | 10.0% | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 13.4% | 8.6% | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 9.2% | 5.3% | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 6.4% | 3.4% | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 4.4% | 1.5% | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.8% | 0.4% | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.2% | 0.2% | Western Sahara |
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 Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 2.1% against 1.9% in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Marshall Islands and Western Sahara?
- 0.2%, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Marshall Islands and Western Sahara rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Marshall Islands ranks 65th and Western Sahara ranks 62nd 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.