Mortality rate, under-5, male in Micronesia (country)

Micronesia (country): Mortality rate, under-5, male was 25.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
25.2 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
68th
of 196 countries
All-time high
133.9 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
25.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Mortality rate, under-5, male in Micronesia (country), 1960–2024

255075100125196019922024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, mortality rate, under-5, male in Micronesia (country) stood at 25.2 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in Micronesia (country) peaked at 133.9 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 25.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

Micronesia (country) ranks 68th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Mortality rate, under-5, male in Micronesia (country), year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) in Micronesia (country), 1960 to 2024.
Year per 1,000 live births Change
1960 133.9 per 1,000 live births
1961 128.6 per 1,000 live births -4.0%
1962 123.6 per 1,000 live births -3.9%
1963 118.7 per 1,000 live births -4.0%
1964 113.9 per 1,000 live births -4.0%
1965 109.5 per 1,000 live births -3.9%
1966 105 per 1,000 live births -4.1%
1967 101 per 1,000 live births -3.8%
1968 97 per 1,000 live births -4.0%
1969 93.3 per 1,000 live births -3.8%
1970 89.9 per 1,000 live births -3.6%
1971 86.6 per 1,000 live births -3.7%
1972 83.5 per 1,000 live births -3.6%
1973 80.6 per 1,000 live births -3.5%
1974 77.9 per 1,000 live births -3.3%
1975 75.6 per 1,000 live births -3.0%
1976 73.4 per 1,000 live births -2.9%
1977 71.5 per 1,000 live births -2.6%
1978 69.8 per 1,000 live births -2.4%
1979 68.2 per 1,000 live births -2.3%
1980 67.1 per 1,000 live births -1.6%
1981 66.1 per 1,000 live births -1.5%
1982 65.3 per 1,000 live births -1.2%
1983 64.4 per 1,000 live births -1.4%
1984 63.6 per 1,000 live births -1.2%
1985 62.6 per 1,000 live births -1.6%
1986 61.2 per 1,000 live births -2.2%
1987 59.7 per 1,000 live births -2.5%
1988 58 per 1,000 live births -2.8%
1989 56.4 per 1,000 live births -2.8%
1990 54.9 per 1,000 live births -2.7%
1991 53.7 per 1,000 live births -2.2%
1992 52.6 per 1,000 live births -2.0%
1993 51.6 per 1,000 live births -1.9%
1994 50.7 per 1,000 live births -1.7%
1995 49.8 per 1,000 live births -1.8%
1996 48.6 per 1,000 live births -2.4%
1997 47.3 per 1,000 live births -2.7%
1998 45.9 per 1,000 live births -3.0%
1999 44.7 per 1,000 live births -2.6%
2000 43.5 per 1,000 live births -2.7%
2001 42.4 per 1,000 live births -2.5%
2002 46.2 per 1,000 live births +9.0%
2003 41 per 1,000 live births -11.3%
2004 40.5 per 1,000 live births -1.2%
2005 40.5 per 1,000 live births +0.0%
2006 40.4 per 1,000 live births -0.2%
2007 40.1 per 1,000 live births -0.7%
2008 39.8 per 1,000 live births -0.7%
2009 39.2 per 1,000 live births -1.5%
2010 38.4 per 1,000 live births -2.0%
2011 37.6 per 1,000 live births -2.1%
2012 36.7 per 1,000 live births -2.4%
2013 35.6 per 1,000 live births -3.0%
2014 34.6 per 1,000 live births -2.8%
2015 33.6 per 1,000 live births -2.9%
2016 32.5 per 1,000 live births -3.3%
2017 31.6 per 1,000 live births -2.8%
2018 30.7 per 1,000 live births -2.8%
2019 29.7 per 1,000 live births -3.3%
2020 28.8 per 1,000 live births -3.0%
2021 27.9 per 1,000 live births -3.1%
2022 26.9 per 1,000 live births -3.6%
2023 26 per 1,000 live births -3.3%
2024 25.2 per 1,000 live births -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 112.45 per 1,000 live births 93.3 per 1,000 live births 133.9 per 1,000 live births 10
1970s 77.7 per 1,000 live births 68.2 per 1,000 live births 89.9 per 1,000 live births 10
1980s 62.44 per 1,000 live births 56.4 per 1,000 live births 67.1 per 1,000 live births 10
1990s 49.98 per 1,000 live births 44.7 per 1,000 live births 54.9 per 1,000 live births 10
2000s 41.36 per 1,000 live births 39.2 per 1,000 live births 46.2 per 1,000 live births 10
2010s 34.1 per 1,000 live births 29.7 per 1,000 live births 38.4 per 1,000 live births 10
2020s 26.96 per 1,000 live births 25.2 per 1,000 live births 28.8 per 1,000 live births 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, under-5, male in Micronesia (country)?
Mortality rate, under-5, male in Micronesia (country) was 25.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Micronesia (country)?
The highest recorded value was 133.9 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Micronesia (country)?
The lowest recorded value was 25.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Micronesia (country) rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Micronesia (country) ranks 68th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Micronesia (country) data come from?
The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.