Micronesia, Fed. Sts. vs Tuvalu: Number of child deaths per woman

Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
0.063 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Tuvalu
0.067 under-five deaths per woman
in 2021
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. rank
67th
Tuvalu rank
64th

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 0.067 under-five deaths per woman against 0.063 under-five deaths per woman in Micronesia, Fed. Sts., a difference of 0.004 under-five deaths per woman.

That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times Micronesia, Fed. Sts.'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Tuvalu ahead.

Micronesia, Fed. Sts. ranks 67th and Tuvalu ranks 64th of 200 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Micronesia, Fed. Sts. averaged higher in 6 and Tuvalu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Micronesia, Fed. Sts. Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1950s 0.8919 under-five deaths per woman 0.9148 under-five deaths per woman 0.0229 under-five deaths per woman Tuvalu
1960s 0.7055 under-five deaths per woman 0.6514 under-five deaths per woman 0.0541 under-five deaths per woman Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
1970s 0.4755 under-five deaths per woman 0.3174 under-five deaths per woman 0.158 under-five deaths per woman Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
1980s 0.3203 under-five deaths per woman 0.2254 under-five deaths per woman 0.0949 under-five deaths per woman Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
1990s 0.2095 under-five deaths per woman 0.1982 under-five deaths per woman 0.0113 under-five deaths per woman Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
2000s 0.1366 under-five deaths per woman 0.1397 under-five deaths per woman 0.0031 under-five deaths per woman Tuvalu
2010s 0.0915 under-five deaths per woman 0.0887 under-five deaths per woman 0.0028 under-five deaths per woman Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
2020s 0.0687 under-five deaths per woman 0.0684 under-five deaths per woman 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman Micronesia, Fed. Sts.

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Micronesia, Fed. Sts. or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 0.067 under-five deaths per woman against 0.063 under-five deaths per woman in Micronesia, Fed. Sts. as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Micronesia, Fed. Sts. and Tuvalu?
0.004 under-five deaths per woman, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia, Fed. Sts. and Tuvalu?
64 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2021.
How do Micronesia, Fed. Sts. and Tuvalu rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. ranks 67th and Tuvalu ranks 64th 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

Indicator
Number of child deaths per woman
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).