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Marshall Islands
MARSHALL ISLANDS LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
        World Rank
  Male Female All M F All
1960
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1970
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
1980
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
1990
68.8
73.3
71.0
45
68
52
2000
62.8
67.8
65.2
115
118
118
2010
69.4
73.7
71.5
90
108
98
 
 
Marshall Islands
MARSHALL ISLANDS LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
      World Rank
  Male Female M F
At Birth
69.4
73.7
90
108
Age 5
60.4
61.6
170
179
Age 10
60.6
62.0
174
181
Age 15
60.7
62.2
175
181
Age 20
61.2
62.5
175
182
Age 25
62.3
62.9
173
184
Age 30
63.2
63.3
175
186
Age 35
64.1
64.0
179
190
Age 40
65.3
64.9
182
193
Age 45
66.7
66.0
184
193
Age 50
68.1
67.0
190
193
Age 55
70.1
69.0
192
193
Age 60
72.5
71.2
192
193
Age 65
74.4
73.2
193
193
Age 70
80.6
78.7
104
193
Age 75
85.0
84.1
49
112
Age 80
88.1
87.6
25
80
Age 85
91.4
91.0
8
61
Age 90
94.7
94.5
7
47
Age 95
98.3
98.2
8
37
Age 100
102.3
102.3
9
33
 
 
Marshall Islands
MARSHALL ISLANDS TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
 
  Deaths %
1 Coronary Heart Disease
102
18.41
2 Stroke
98
17.69
3 Diabetes Mellitus
40
7.22
4 Influenza & Pneumonia
37
6.68
5 Hypertension
37
6.68
6 Lung Disease
36
6.50
7 Kidney Disease
27
4.87
8 Other Injuries
14
2.53
9 Endocrine Disorders
13
2.35
10 Low Birth Weight
8
1.44
11 Asthma
7
1.26
12 Malnutrition
7
1.26
13 Tuberculosis
7
1.26
14 Drownings
6
1.08
15 Congenital Anomalies
6
1.08
16 Liver Disease
6
1.08
17 Cervical Cancer
6
1.08
18 Liver Cancer
6
1.08
19 Anaemia
6
1.08
20 Diarrhoeal diseases
6
1.08
21 Suicide
5
0.90
22 Poisonings
5
0.90
23 Breast Cancer
5
0.90
24 Lung Cancers
5
0.90
25 Meningitis
5
0.90
  Deaths %
26 Ovary Cancer
4
0.72
27 Leukemia
4
0.72
28 Skin Disease
4
0.72
29 Fires
4
0.72
30 Peptic Ulcer Disease
3
0.54
31 Inflammatory/Heart
3
0.54
32 Stomach Cancer
3
0.54
33 Birth Trauma
3
0.54
34 Violence
2
0.36
35 Road Traffic Accidents
2
0.36
36 Rheumatic Heart Disease
2
0.36
37 Alzheimers/Dementia
2
0.36
38 Epilepsy
2
0.36
39 Other Neoplasms
2
0.36
40 Prostate Cancer
2
0.36
41 Maternal Conditions
2
0.36
42 Parkinson Disease
1
0.18
43 Schizophrenia
1
0.18
44 Lymphomas
1
0.18
45 Uterin Cancer
1
0.18
46 Skin Cancers
1
0.18
47 Pancreas Cancer
1
0.18
48 Colon-Rectum Cancers
1
0.18
49 Oesophagus Cancer
1
0.18
50 Oral Cancer
1
0.18
 
 
Marshall Islands
MARSHALL ISLANDS TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
1 Stroke
240.37
1
2 Coronary Heart Disease
237.74
13
3 Diabetes Mellitus
98.66
4
4 Hypertension
96.65
5
5 Lung Disease
95.26
4
6 Influenza & Pneumonia
78.22
61
7 Kidney Disease
60.58
2
8 Endocrine Disorders
29.45
2
9 Other Injuries
22.80
30
10 Breast Cancer
19.45
56
11 Tuberculosis
16.22
77
12 Malnutrition
14.91
11
13 Liver Cancer
14.07
28
14 Lung Cancers
13.59
91
15 Anaemia
13.25
5
16 Liver Disease
12.88
66
17 Asthma
11.74
53
18 Low Birth Weight
11.49
84
19 Cervical Cancer
11.25
35
20 Suicide
10.89
57
21 Diarrhoeal diseases
9.97
77
22 Drownings
9.93
8
23 Meningitis
9.80
37
24 Congenital Anomalies
9.46
19
25 Poisonings
8.86
20
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
26 Stomach Cancer
8.23
73
27 Skin Disease
8.22
10
28 Fires
7.47
10
29 Peptic Ulcer Disease
7.11
40
30 Prostate Cancer
6.78
85
31 Ovary Cancer
6.60
3
32 Leukemia
6.34
7
33 Inflammatory/Heart
5.85
97
34 Rheumatic Heart Disease
4.74
23
35 Birth Trauma
4.27
90
36 Alzheimers/Dementia
4.14
101
37 Epilepsy
3.78
53
38 Road Traffic Accidents
3.78
190
39 Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.71
158
40 Other Neoplasms
3.69
67
41 Maternal Conditions
3.46
62
42 Lymphomas
3.13
153
43 Oral Cancer
3.03
89
44 Parkinson Disease
2.79
18
45 Violence
2.45
123
46 Uterin Cancer
2.18
35
47 Pancreas Cancer
1.88
127
48 Skin Cancers
1.88
57
49 Oesophagus Cancer
1.40
147
50 Schizophrenia
1.15
7
 
 
Marshall Islands
MARSHALL ISLANDS CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Rate World Rank
1 Breast Cancer
19.45
56
2 Liver Cancer
14.07
28
3 Lung Cancers
13.59
91
4 Cervical Cancer
11.25
35
5 Stomach Cancer
8.23
73
6 Prostate Cancer
6.78
85
7 Ovary Cancer
6.60
3
8 Leukemia
6.34
7
9 Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.71
158
  Rate World Rank
10 Other Neoplasms
3.69
67
11 Lymphomas
3.13
153
12 Oral Cancer
3.03
89
13 Uterin Cancer
2.18
35
14 Pancreas Cancer
1.88
127
15 Skin Cancers
1.88
57
16 Oesophagus Cancer
1.40
147
17 Bladder Cancer
0.75
168
 
 
Marshall Islands
MARSHALL ISLANDS HEALTH RISK FACTORS
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
ALCOHOL LITERS
Total Rank
0.0
0
SMOKING PERCENT
M F Rank
N/A
N/A
OBESITY PERCENT
M F Rank
8.9
21.3
114
103
HAPPINESS SCORE
Total Rank
0
192

 
Marshall Islands
MARSHALL ISLANDS DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
 
  Value World Rank
Population Total
64,522
184
Sex Ratio M / F
1.04
26
Population 0-14
38.6 %
48
Population 15-64
58.5 %
142
Population 65 +
2.9 %
166
Birth Rate / 1000
30.70
43
Death Rate / 1000
4.49
174
Fertulity Rate
3.59
52
Infant Mortality
25.45
83
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
1.05
130
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
1.04
123
  Value World Rank
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
1.05
28
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
0.94
22
Net Migrattion
-5.41
141
Population Growth
2.08
43
Literacy Total
93.7
78
Literacy Male
93.6
86
Literacy Female
93.7
72
Unemployment
36.0
14
LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH
71.5
98
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY
52.0
150
GDP PER CAPITA USD
$2,500
141
 
 
 

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