Marshall Islands: health and care

What is the life expectancy in the Marshall Islands?

Life expectancy at birth in the Marshall Islands was 65.0 years at the 2021 census, 62.1 for men and 68.6 for women, according to the key indicators table in EPPSO's census analytical report.

The report's mortality chapter gives several estimates, because deaths in a small population are few and records are incomplete. Death registration data for 2019 to 2021 give 67.0 years (64.7 men, 71.8 women), and deaths reported by households in the census give 66.6 years. An estimate from child mortality gives 69.9 years. The report notes these methods are broadly comparable. The gap between men and women, about seven years, appears in every estimate.

Official sources: EPPSO: RMI 2021 Census of Population and Housing, analytical report (PDF)

What is life expectancy in the Marshall Islands?

67.1 years: that is life expectancy at birth in the Marshall Islands for 2024, according to the UN Population Division. No year since 2005 has been higher. East Asia & Pacific median: 71.5 years; the Marshall Islands is 27th highest of 30. Of 193 countries with 2024 data, 154th highest.

What is the Marshall Islands' infant mortality rate?

22.7 per 1,000: that is the infant mortality rate in the Marshall Islands for 2024, according to the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation. That is the lowest since at least 2005. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 13.9 per 1,000, and the Marshall Islands placed 7th highest of 30. World rank, highest first: 63rd of 192.

What is maternal mortality in the Marshall Islands?

The latest figure from the WHO, for 2023, is 155 per 100,000. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2005. East Asia & Pacific median: 82.0 per 100,000; the Marshall Islands is 6th highest of 30. Worldwide: 47th of 192.

What is the Marshall Islands' health spending?

In 2023, current health spending in the Marshall Islands was 13.4% of GDP, according to the WHO. Since 2005 it has ranged from 11.4% of GDP (2011) to 22.3% of GDP (2006). East Asia & Pacific median: 5.9% of GDP; the Marshall Islands is 3rd highest of 29. Worldwide: 5th of 191.

What is out-of-pocket health spending in the Marshall Islands?

According to the WHO, out-of-pocket health spending in the Marshall Islands was 1.1% in 2023. The peak was 1.7% in 2011 and the low 0.9% in 2006. It is 27th highest of 29 in East Asia & Pacific, where the median is 12.2%. Of 191 countries with 2023 data, 189th highest.

What is the measles vaccination rate in the Marshall Islands?

According to WHO and UNICEF, measles vaccination among children aged 12 to 23 months in the Marshall Islands was 88.0% in 2024. Since 2005 it has ranged from 75.0% (2015) to 97.0% (2010). East Asia & Pacific median: 91.0%; the Marshall Islands is 18th highest of 30. World rank, highest first: 111th of 191.