Northern Mariana Islands vs United States of America: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Northern Mariana Islands
0.5%
in 2023
United States of America
0.5%
in 2023
Northern Mariana Islands rank
177th
United States of America rank
174th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Northern Mariana Islands
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Northern Mariana Islands's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 177th and United States of America ranks 174th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Northern Mariana Islands averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern Mariana Islands | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.5% | 2.5% | 1.0% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1960s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 0.3% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.2% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Northern Mariana Islands or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Northern Mariana Islands and United States of America?
- 0.0%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Mariana Islands and United States of America?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Northern Mariana Islands and United States of America rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 177th and United States of America ranks 174th 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.