Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty was 2.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Micronesia (country), 1980–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Micronesia (country) recorded 2.24 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Micronesia (country) peaked at 6.08 deaths per 100 live births in 1980 and was at its lowest, 2.24 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Micronesia (country) ranks 69th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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More health data for Micronesia (country)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,203 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 10 deaths (2100)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Micronesia (country)?
- Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Micronesia (country) was 2.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.08 deaths per 100 live births in 1980.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty 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 vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 69th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .