Youth mortality rate in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Youth mortality rate was 2.71 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.71 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
69th
of 199 countries
All-time high
5.8 deaths per 100 live births
in 1990
All-time low
2.71 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Youth mortality rate in Micronesia (country), 1990–2024
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 2.71 deaths per 100 live births for youth mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Micronesia (country) peaked at 5.8 deaths per 100 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.71 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 35 years of available data.
Youth mortality rate in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.8 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1991 | 5.66 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 5.55 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 5.44 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 5.34 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 5.24 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 5.12 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 4.84 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 4.71 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 4.58 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 4.47 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 5.3 deaths per 100 live births | +18.5% |
| 2003 | 4.33 deaths per 100 live births | -18.4% |
| 2004 | 4.29 deaths per 100 live births | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 4.27 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 4.27 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 4.24 deaths per 100 live births | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 4.21 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 4.15 deaths per 100 live births | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 4.07 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 3.98 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 3.89 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 3.77 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 3.67 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 3.57 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 3.47 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.37 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 3.27 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 3.17 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 3.07 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 2.89 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 2.79 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 2.71 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 2.71 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6 deaths per 100 live births, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 2.71 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.06 deaths per 100 live births, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.27 deaths per 100 live births | 4.71 deaths per 100 live births | 5.8 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.41 deaths per 100 live births | 4.15 deaths per 100 live births | 5.3 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.62 deaths per 100 live births | 3.17 deaths per 100 live births | 4.07 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.89 deaths per 100 live births | 2.71 deaths per 100 live births | 3.07 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Micronesia (country)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 10 deaths (2100)
- 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)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.7031 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3087 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.6134 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Micronesia (country)?
- Youth mortality rate in Micronesia (country) was 2.71 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 youth mortality rate recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8 deaths per 100 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.71 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for youth mortality rate?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 69th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.