What is child mortality rate in Micronesia (country)?

Child mortality rate in Micronesia (country) was 2.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Micronesia (country)?

The highest recorded value was 13.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1958.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Micronesia (country)?

The lowest recorded value was 2.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Micronesia (country) rank for child mortality rate?

Micronesia (country) ranks 69th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?

Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Micronesia (country) data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Micronesia (country)

Name: Child mortality rate in Micronesia (country)
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Micronesia (country): Child mortality rate was 2.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

2.24 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

69th

of 200 countries

All-time high

13.66 deaths per 100 live births

in 1958

All-time low

2.24 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1958–2024

Child mortality rate in Micronesia (country), 1958–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality rate in Micronesia (country) stood at 2.24 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 67 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Micronesia (country) peaked at 13.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1958 and was at its lowest, 2.24 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Micronesia (country) ranks 69th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	13.37 deaths per 100 live births	13.07 deaths per 100 live births	13.66 deaths per 100 live births	2
1960s	10.45 deaths per 100 live births	8.59 deaths per 100 live births	12.53 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	7.09 deaths per 100 live births	6.2 deaths per 100 live births	8.26 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	5.64 deaths per 100 live births	5.07 deaths per 100 live births	6.08 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	4.46 deaths per 100 live births	3.98 deaths per 100 live births	4.92 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	3.68 deaths per 100 live births	3.48 deaths per 100 live births	4.15 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	3.03 deaths per 100 live births	2.64 deaths per 100 live births	3.41 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	2.39 deaths per 100 live births	2.24 deaths per 100 live births	2.56 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)

66 Nepal 2.51 deaths per 100 live births compare
67 Venezuela 2.42 deaths per 100 live births compare
68 Niue 2.38 deaths per 100 live births compare
69 Egypt 2.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
71 Iraq 2.18 deaths per 100 live births compare
72 Algeria 2.16 deaths per 100 live births compare

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More health data for Micronesia (country)

Number of infants who die before age 1 10 deaths (2100)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,203 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 1,168 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1,188 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 1,244 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 1,177 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 1,209 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 1,145 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 1,170 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 1,143 (2025)

All data for Micronesia (country) →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Micronesia (country)?: Child mortality rate in Micronesia (country) was 2.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Micronesia (country)?: The highest recorded value was 13.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1958.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Micronesia (country)?: The lowest recorded value was 2.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Micronesia (country) rank for child mortality rate?: Micronesia (country) ranks 69th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Micronesia (country) data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.