Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Number of child deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0829 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Micronesia (country), 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.
Analysis
Micronesia (country) recorded 0.0829 deaths per square kilometre for number of child deaths, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Micronesia (country) peaked at 0.2414 deaths per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0829 deaths per square kilometre, in 2023.
Micronesia (country) ranks 51st of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | deaths per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2414 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0.2357 deaths per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2314 deaths per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2271 deaths per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2229 deaths per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2186 deaths per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2129 deaths per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2071 deaths per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2029 deaths per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1971 deaths per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1914 deaths per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2071 deaths per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1757 deaths per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2004 | 0.17 deaths per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1643 deaths per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.16 deaths per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1543 deaths per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1486 deaths per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1414 deaths per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1343 deaths per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1286 deaths per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1229 deaths per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1186 deaths per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1129 deaths per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.11 deaths per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1057 deaths per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1014 deaths per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0986 deaths per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0957 deaths per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0914 deaths per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0886 deaths per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0857 deaths per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0829 deaths per square kilometre | -3.3% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 0.0829 deaths per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0143 deaths per square kilometre, 5.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 0.0829 deaths per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0289 deaths per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2222 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2029 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2414 deaths per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.171 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1414 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2071 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1129 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0957 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1343 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0871 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0829 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0914 deaths per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
- 48 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0938 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 49 Niger 0.0935 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 50 Mauritius 0.0926 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 52 Zimbabwe 0.0815 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 53 Vietnam 0.081 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 54 Eswatini 0.0795 deaths per square kilometre compare
More health data for Micronesia (country)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4089 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 10 deaths (2100)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5034 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.6578 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.4251 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3087 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3149 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Micronesia (country)?
- Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Micronesia (country) was 0.0829 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2414 deaths per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0829 deaths per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 51st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of child deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of child deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.