Guyana vs Micronesia (country): Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
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 (per 1,000 live births) 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 197 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 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, 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.