Egypt vs Micronesia (country): Infant mortality by sex
Egypt
2.23 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Micronesia (country)
2.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Egypt rank
69th
Micronesia (country) rank
68th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Egypt
- Micronesia (country)
How they compare
Micronesia (country) currently reports 2.29 deaths per 100 live births against 2.23 deaths per 100 live births in Egypt, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 69th and Micronesia (country) ranks 68th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Micronesia (country) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Micronesia (country) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.31 deaths per 100 live births | 11.2 deaths per 100 live births | 7.11 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 1960s | 16.2 deaths per 100 live births | 9.03 deaths per 100 live births | 7.17 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 1970s | 14.42 deaths per 100 live births | 6.44 deaths per 100 live births | 7.98 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 1980s | 9.65 deaths per 100 live births | 5.3 deaths per 100 live births | 4.36 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 1990s | 5.66 deaths per 100 live births | 4.33 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 2000s | 3.53 deaths per 100 live births | 3.63 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0992 deaths per 100 live births | Micronesia (country) |
| 2010s | 2.62 deaths per 100 live births | 3.06 deaths per 100 live births | 0.442 deaths per 100 live births | Micronesia (country) |
| 2020s | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 2.44 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1136 deaths per 100 live births | Micronesia (country) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Egypt or Micronesia (country)?
- Micronesia (country), at 2.29 deaths per 100 live births against 2.23 deaths per 100 live births in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Egypt and Micronesia (country)?
- 0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Micronesia (country)?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Micronesia (country) rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Egypt ranks 69th and Micronesia (country) ranks 68th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .