Micronesia (country) vs Philippines: Infant mortality rate
Micronesia (country)
2.03 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Philippines
2.17 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Micronesia (country) rank
69th
Philippines rank
66th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Micronesia (country)
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 2.17 deaths per 100 live births against 2.03 deaths per 100 live births in Micronesia (country), a difference of 0.14 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Micronesia (country)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.
Micronesia (country) ranks 69th and Philippines ranks 66th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Micronesia (country) averaged higher in 6 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Micronesia (country) | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.32 deaths per 100 live births | 6.51 deaths per 100 live births | 3.8 deaths per 100 live births | Micronesia (country) |
| 1960s | 8.25 deaths per 100 live births | 5.73 deaths per 100 live births | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | Micronesia (country) |
| 1970s | 5.8 deaths per 100 live births | 5.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4877 deaths per 100 live births | Micronesia (country) |
| 1980s | 4.74 deaths per 100 live births | 4.82 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0852 deaths per 100 live births | Philippines |
| 1990s | 3.83 deaths per 100 live births | 3.21 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6185 deaths per 100 live births | Micronesia (country) |
| 2000s | 3.21 deaths per 100 live births | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6851 deaths per 100 live births | Micronesia (country) |
| 2010s | 2.71 deaths per 100 live births | 2.24 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4675 deaths per 100 live births | Micronesia (country) |
| 2020s | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0654 deaths per 100 live births | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Micronesia (country) or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 2.17 deaths per 100 live births against 2.03 deaths per 100 live births in Micronesia (country) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Micronesia (country) and Philippines?
- 0.14 deaths per 100 live births, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Philippines?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Micronesia (country) and Philippines rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 69th and Philippines ranks 66th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant 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 estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .