Micronesia (country) vs Philippines: Mortality rate, infant
Micronesia (country)
20.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Philippines
21.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Micronesia (country) rank
68th
Philippines rank
65th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Micronesia (country)
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 21.7 per 1,000 live births against 20.3 per 1,000 live births in Micronesia (country), a difference of 1.4 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Micronesia (country)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.
Micronesia (country) ranks 68th and Philippines ranks 65th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Micronesia (country) averaged higher in 5 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Micronesia (country) | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.52 per 1,000 live births | 57.3 per 1,000 live births | 25.22 per 1,000 live births | Micronesia (country) |
| 1970s | 58.05 per 1,000 live births | 53.14 per 1,000 live births | 4.91 per 1,000 live births | Micronesia (country) |
| 1980s | 47.38 per 1,000 live births | 48.24 per 1,000 live births | 0.86 per 1,000 live births | Philippines |
| 1990s | 38.31 per 1,000 live births | 32.13 per 1,000 live births | 6.18 per 1,000 live births | Micronesia (country) |
| 2000s | 32.08 per 1,000 live births | 25.24 per 1,000 live births | 6.84 per 1,000 live births | Micronesia (country) |
| 2010s | 27.07 per 1,000 live births | 22.41 per 1,000 live births | 4.66 per 1,000 live births | Micronesia (country) |
| 2020s | 21.62 per 1,000 live births | 22.28 per 1,000 live births | 0.66 per 1,000 live births | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Micronesia (country) or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 21.7 per 1,000 live births against 20.3 per 1,000 live births in Micronesia (country) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Micronesia (country) and Philippines?
- 1.4 per 1,000 live births, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Philippines?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Micronesia (country) and Philippines rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 68th and Philippines ranks 65th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.