Micronesia (country) vs Nepal: Child mortality
Micronesia (country)
2.24 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nepal
2.51 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Micronesia (country) rank
69th
Nepal rank
66th
Child mortality over time
- Micronesia (country)
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 2.51 deaths per 100 live births against 2.24 deaths per 100 live births in Micronesia (country), a difference of 0.27 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Micronesia (country)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.
Micronesia (country) ranks 69th and Nepal ranks 66th of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Micronesia (country) averaged higher in 2 and Nepal in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Micronesia (country) | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 43.74 deaths per 100 live births | 40.72 deaths per 100 live births | 3.02 deaths per 100 live births | Micronesia (country) |
| 1810s | 40.95 deaths per 100 live births | 40.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.225 deaths per 100 live births | Micronesia (country) |
| 1820s | 38.33 deaths per 100 live births | 40.72 deaths per 100 live births | 2.39 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 1830s | 35.88 deaths per 100 live births | 40.72 deaths per 100 live births | 4.84 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 1840s | 33.59 deaths per 100 live births | 40.72 deaths per 100 live births | 7.13 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 1850s | 31.44 deaths per 100 live births | 40.72 deaths per 100 live births | 9.28 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 1860s | 29.43 deaths per 100 live births | 40.72 deaths per 100 live births | 11.29 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 1870s | 27.55 deaths per 100 live births | 40.72 deaths per 100 live births | 13.17 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 1880s | 25.79 deaths per 100 live births | 40.72 deaths per 100 live births | 14.93 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 1890s | 24.14 deaths per 100 live births | 40.71 deaths per 100 live births | 16.57 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 1900s | 22.6 deaths per 100 live births | 40.4 deaths per 100 live births | 17.8 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 1910s | 21.16 deaths per 100 live births | 39.58 deaths per 100 live births | 18.42 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 1920s | 19.8 deaths per 100 live births | 38.62 deaths per 100 live births | 18.82 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 1930s | 18.11 deaths per 100 live births | 37.43 deaths per 100 live births | 19.31 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 1940s | 16.06 deaths per 100 live births | 35.24 deaths per 100 live births | 19.18 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 1950s | 13.84 deaths per 100 live births | 33.92 deaths per 100 live births | 20.08 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 1960s | 10.45 deaths per 100 live births | 30.36 deaths per 100 live births | 19.91 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 1970s | 7.09 deaths per 100 live births | 24.16 deaths per 100 live births | 17.07 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 1980s | 5.64 deaths per 100 live births | 17.74 deaths per 100 live births | 12.1 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 1990s | 4.46 deaths per 100 live births | 10.94 deaths per 100 live births | 6.48 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 2000s | 3.68 deaths per 100 live births | 6.27 deaths per 100 live births | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 2010s | 3.03 deaths per 100 live births | 3.9 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8745 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 2020s | 2.39 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3297 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Micronesia (country) or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 2.51 deaths per 100 live births against 2.24 deaths per 100 live births in Micronesia (country) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Micronesia (country) and Nepal?
- 0.27 deaths per 100 live births, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Nepal?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Micronesia (country) and Nepal rank globally for child mortality?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 69th and Nepal ranks 66th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.