Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Marshall Islands

Life expectancy at birth in the Marshall Islands in 2024 — 67.1 years. Ranked 178 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 23.4%.

2024 67.1 years +0.19% vs 2023
World rank 178of 217
Period maximum 67.1 years2024
Period minimum 54.4 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Marshall Islands, 1960–2024505560657019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 54.4 years1962: 55.2 years1964: 56.3 years1966: 57.3 years1968: 58.2 years1970: 58.8 years1972: 59.5 years1974: 60.1 years1976: 60.4 years1978: 60.7 years1980: 61 years1982: 61.3 years1984: 61.6 years1986: 61.8 years1988: 61.8 years1990: 61.8 years1992: 61.9 years1994: 62.3 years1996: 62.8 years1998: 63.2 years2000: 63.3 years2002: 63.8 years2004: 64 years2006: 64.2 years2008: 64.3 years2010: 64.5 years2012: 64.8 years2014: 65.1 years2016: 65.5 years2018: 65.9 years2020: 65.4 years2022: 66.7 years2024: 67.1 years
Change over the period: +12.7 (+23.39%) Average annual rate: 0.33 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands 67.1 years
World 73.5 years
East Asia & Pacific 76.7 years
Micronesia (subregion) computed 71.3 years
Upper-middle-income countries computed 76.3 years
Life expectancy at birth — Marshall Islands, by year Marshall Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 67.1 +0.1 +0.19%
2023 66.9 +0.2 +0.33%
2022 66.7 +1.3 +1.99%
2021 65.4 +0 +0.05%
2020 65.4 −0.7 −1%
2019 66 +0.2 +0.27%
2018 65.9 +0.2 +0.3%
2017 65.7 +0.2 +0.3%
2016 65.5 +0.2 +0.28%
2015 65.3 +0.2 +0.28%
2014 65.1 +0.2 +0.24%
2013 65 +0.2 +0.27%
2012 64.8 +0.1 +0.21%
2011 64.6 +0.1 +0.22%
2010 64.5 +0.1 +0.16%
2009 64.4 +0.1 +0.15%
2008 64.3 +0 +0.06%
2007 64.3 +0.1 +0.08%
2006 64.2 +0.1 +0.15%
2005 64.1 +0.1 +0.11%
2004 64 +0.1 +0.14%
2003 64 +0.1 +0.17%
2002 63.8 +0.1 +0.18%
2001 63.7 +0.4 +0.65%
2000 63.3 −0.1 −0.15%
1999 63.4 +0.2 +0.32%
1998 63.2 +0.2 +0.32%
1997 63 +0.3 +0.4%
1996 62.8 +0.3 +0.4%
1995 62.5 +0.2 +0.33%
1994 62.3 +0.2 +0.36%
1993 62.1 +0.2 +0.3%
1992 61.9 +0.1 +0.17%
1991 61.8 +0 +0.06%
1990 61.8 +0 +0.04%
1989 61.7 −0 −0.07%
1988 61.8 −0 −0.05%
1987 61.8 +0 +0.05%
1986 61.8 +0.1 +0.11%
1985 61.7 +0.1 +0.18%
1984 61.6 +0.1 +0.24%
1983 61.5 +0.2 +0.26%
1982 61.3 +0.2 +0.25%
1981 61.1 +0.2 +0.25%
1980 61 +0.1 +0.24%
1979 60.8 +0.1 +0.24%
1978 60.7 +0.1 +0.21%
1977 60.6 +0.2 +0.26%
1976 60.4 +0.1 +0.24%
1975 60.3 +0.2 +0.25%
1974 60.1 +0.3 +0.48%
1973 59.8 +0.3 +0.57%
1972 59.5 +0.4 +0.61%
1971 59.1 +0.3 +0.57%
1970 58.8 +0.3 +0.5%
1969 58.5 +0.3 +0.54%
1968 58.2 +0.4 +0.74%
1967 57.8 +0.5 +0.84%
1966 57.3 +0.5 +0.89%
1965 56.8 +0.5 +0.91%
1964 56.3 +0.5 +0.94%
1963 55.7 +0.5 +0.95%
1962 55.2 +0.5 +0.89%
1961 54.7 +0.4 +0.67%
1960 54.4

Micronesia, 2024

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About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.