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