Children died before five per woman in Micronesia (country)

Micronesia (country): Children died before five per woman was 0.063 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.063
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
67th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.911
in 1958
All-time low
0.063
in 2024
Years of data
67
1958–2024

Children died before five per woman in Micronesia (country), 1958–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for children died before five per woman in Micronesia (country) is 0.063, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 67 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Micronesia (country) peaked at 0.911 in 1958 and was at its lowest, 0.063, in 2024.

Micronesia (country) ranks 67th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Children died before five per woman in Micronesia (country), year by year

Annual values for Children died before five per woman in Micronesia (country), 1958 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1958 0.911 —
1959 0.8728 -4.2%
1960 0.8381 -4.0%
1961 0.8039 -4.1%
1962 0.7721 -4.0%
1963 0.741 -4.0%
1964 0.713 -3.8%
1965 0.6836 -4.1%
1966 0.6603 -3.4%
1967 0.6362 -3.7%
1968 0.6144 -3.4%
1969 0.592 -3.7%
1970 0.5731 -3.2%
1971 0.5504 -4.0%
1972 0.527 -4.3%
1973 0.5039 -4.4%
1974 0.4811 -4.5%
1975 0.4602 -4.4%
1976 0.4405 -4.3%
1977 0.4218 -4.2%
1978 0.4055 -3.9%
1979 0.3913 -3.5%
1980 0.3786 -3.2%
1981 0.3673 -3.0%
1982 0.3555 -3.2%
1983 0.3434 -3.4%
1984 0.3307 -3.7%
1985 0.3161 -4.4%
1986 0.3005 -4.9%
1987 0.285 -5.2%
1988 0.2698 -5.3%
1989 0.256 -5.1%
1990 0.2441 -4.6%
1991 0.2347 -3.9%
1992 0.2268 -3.4%
1993 0.2199 -3.0%
1994 0.2134 -3.0%
1995 0.2064 -3.3%
1996 0.1998 -3.2%
1997 0.1916 -4.1%
1998 0.1832 -4.4%
1999 0.1748 -4.6%
2000 0.1652 -5.5%
2001 0.1551 -6.1%
2002 0.1646 +6.1%
2003 0.1391 -15.5%
2004 0.1337 -3.9%
2005 0.1292 -3.3%
2006 0.1251 -3.2%
2007 0.1214 -2.9%
2008 0.1182 -2.7%
2009 0.1147 -3.0%
2010 0.1104 -3.7%
2011 0.1063 -3.8%
2012 0.1019 -4.1%
2013 0.0975 -4.3%
2014 0.093 -4.6%
2015 0.0886 -4.7%
2016 0.0851 -3.9%
2017 0.0813 -4.5%
2018 0.0774 -4.8%
2019 0.0739 -4.5%
2020 0.0704 -4.8%
2021 0.067 -4.8%
2022 0.0692 +3.2%
2023 0.0658 -4.8%
2024 0.063 -4.3%

Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries

  • Micronesia (country)'s 0.063 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.027, 2.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Micronesia (country)'s 0.063 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0408, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 0.8919 0.8728 0.911 2
1960s 0.7055 0.592 0.8381 10
1970s 0.4755 0.3913 0.5731 10
1980s 0.3203 0.256 0.3786 10
1990s 0.2095 0.1748 0.2441 10
2000s 0.1366 0.1147 0.1652 10
2010s 0.0915 0.0739 0.1104 10
2020s 0.0671 0.063 0.0704 5

Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)

  1. 64 Tuvalu 0.067 compare
  2. 65 Egypt 0.0651 compare
  3. 66 Niue 0.0642 compare
  4. 68 Guyana 0.0587 compare
  5. 69 Bangladesh 0.0579 compare
  6. 70 India 0.0574 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Micronesia (country)?
Children died before five per woman in Micronesia (country) was 0.063 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Micronesia (country)?
The highest recorded value was 0.911 in 1958.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Micronesia (country)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.063 in 2024.
How does Micronesia (country) rank for children died before five per woman?
Micronesia (country) ranks 67th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Micronesia (country) data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
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