Number of infant deaths in Micronesia, Federated States of
Micronesia, Federated States of: Number of infant deaths was 51 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in Micronesia, Federated States of, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths in Micronesia, Federated States of stood at 51. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Micronesia, Federated States of peaked at 180 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 51, in 2024.
That places Micronesia, Federated States of 168th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths in Micronesia, Federated States of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 180 | — |
| 1961 | 178 | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 177 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 175 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 174 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 172 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 170 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 169 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 168 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 167 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 167 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 167 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 166 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 164 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 162 | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 161 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 160 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 160 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 161 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 162 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 162 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 162 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 163 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 163 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 164 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 163 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 161 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 159 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 157 | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 152 | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 148 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 144 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 141 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 139 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 137 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 135 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 132 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 129 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 126 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 123 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 120 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 116 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 118 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 107 | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 103 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 101 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 98 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 95 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 91 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 87 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 83 | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 80 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 76 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 73 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 71 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 68 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 66 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 64 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 62 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 60 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 58 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 56 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 54 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 52 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 51 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 173 | 167 | 180 | 10 |
| 1970s | 163 | 160 | 167 | 10 |
| 1980s | 160.6 | 152 | 164 | 10 |
| 1990s | 135.4 | 123 | 148 | 10 |
| 2000s | 103.6 | 87 | 120 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.3 | 60 | 83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.2 | 51 | 58 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- Number of infant deaths in Micronesia, Federated States of was 51 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- The highest recorded value was 180 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- The lowest recorded value was 51 in 2024.
- How does Micronesia, Federated States of rank for number of infant deaths?
- Micronesia, Federated States of ranks 168th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Micronesia, Federated States of data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.