Micronesia (country) vs Nepal: Child mortality rate
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 rate 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.
Across all 67 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Micronesia (country) ranks 69th and Nepal ranks 66th of 200 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Micronesia (country) | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.37 deaths per 100 live births | 33.41 deaths per 100 live births | 20.05 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 | 0.875 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 2020s | 2.39 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.33 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, 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 rate 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?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Micronesia (country) and Nepal rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 69th and Nepal ranks 66th of 200 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.