Infant mortality rate in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Infant mortality rate was 2.03 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Micronesia (country), 1958–2024
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 2.03 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 67 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Micronesia (country) peaked at 10.52 deaths per 100 live births in 1958 and was at its lowest, 2.03 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Micronesia (country) 69th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 67 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.32 deaths per 100 live births | 10.11 deaths per 100 live births | 10.52 deaths per 100 live births | 2 |
| 1960s | 8.25 deaths per 100 live births | 6.92 deaths per 100 live births | 9.73 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.8 deaths per 100 live births | 5.14 deaths per 100 live births | 6.68 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.74 deaths per 100 live births | 4.3 deaths per 100 live births | 5.06 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.83 deaths per 100 live births | 3.45 deaths per 100 live births | 4.19 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.21 deaths per 100 live births | 3.09 deaths per 100 live births | 3.4 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.71 deaths per 100 live births | 2.37 deaths per 100 live births | 3.03 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.03 deaths per 100 live births | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
- 66 Philippines 2.17 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 67 Venezuela 2.12 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 68 Egypt 2.08 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 70 Iraq 2.01 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 71 Algeria 1.95 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 72 Palau 1.86 deaths per 100 live births compare
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 infant mortality rate in Micronesia (country)?
- Infant mortality rate in Micronesia (country) was 2.03 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 infant mortality rate recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.52 deaths per 100 live births in 1958.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.03 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for infant mortality rate?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 69th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. 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 Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .