India vs Micronesia (country): Number of child deaths per woman
India
0.0574 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Micronesia (country)
0.063 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
India rank
70th
Micronesia (country) rank
67th
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- India
- Micronesia (country)
How they compare
Micronesia (country) currently reports 0.063 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0574 under-five deaths per woman in India, a difference of 0.0056 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Micronesia (country)'s figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was India ahead.
India ranks 70th and Micronesia (country) ranks 67th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 7 and Micronesia (country) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Micronesia (country) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.45 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8919 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5624 under-five deaths per woman | India |
| 1960s | 1.35 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7055 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6407 under-five deaths per woman | India |
| 1970s | 1.04 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4755 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5599 under-five deaths per woman | India |
| 1980s | 0.6701 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3203 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3498 under-five deaths per woman | India |
| 1990s | 0.4137 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2095 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2042 under-five deaths per woman | India |
| 2000s | 0.2312 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1366 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0945 under-five deaths per woman | India |
| 2010s | 0.1077 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0915 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0162 under-five deaths per woman | India |
| 2020s | 0.0629 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0671 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0042 under-five deaths per woman | Micronesia (country) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, India or Micronesia (country)?
- Micronesia (country), at 0.063 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0574 under-five deaths per woman in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between India and Micronesia (country)?
- 0.0056 under-five deaths per woman, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Micronesia (country)?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do India and Micronesia (country) rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- India ranks 70th and Micronesia (country) ranks 67th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).