Guyana vs Micronesia (country): Mortality rate, under-5
Guyana
25.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Micronesia (country)
22.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Guyana rank
65th
Micronesia (country) rank
68th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Guyana
- Micronesia (country)
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 25.2 per 1,000 live births against 22.4 per 1,000 live births in Micronesia (country), a difference of 2.8 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Micronesia (country)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.
Guyana ranks 65th and Micronesia (country) ranks 68th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 6 and Micronesia (country) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Micronesia (country) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.91 per 1,000 live births | 104.46 per 1,000 live births | 23.55 per 1,000 live births | Micronesia (country) |
| 1970s | 72.96 per 1,000 live births | 70.94 per 1,000 live births | 2.02 per 1,000 live births | Guyana |
| 1980s | 67.48 per 1,000 live births | 56.39 per 1,000 live births | 11.09 per 1,000 live births | Guyana |
| 1990s | 54.38 per 1,000 live births | 44.6 per 1,000 live births | 9.78 per 1,000 live births | Guyana |
| 2000s | 42.23 per 1,000 live births | 36.78 per 1,000 live births | 5.45 per 1,000 live births | Guyana |
| 2010s | 33.71 per 1,000 live births | 30.29 per 1,000 live births | 3.42 per 1,000 live births | Guyana |
| 2020s | 26.9 per 1,000 live births | 23.94 per 1,000 live births | 2.96 per 1,000 live births | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Guyana or Micronesia (country)?
- Guyana, at 25.2 per 1,000 live births against 22.4 per 1,000 live births in Micronesia (country) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Guyana and Micronesia (country)?
- 2.8 per 1,000 live births, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Micronesia (country)?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Micronesia (country) rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Guyana ranks 65th and Micronesia (country) ranks 68th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (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
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.