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Health · East Asia & Pacific · Upper-middle income
Micronesia: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 67.4 yrs (2024), 174th of 217 in the world and 31st of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. Life expectancy, women is 71.3 yrs (2024), 164th of 217 in the world and 29th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. Life expectancy, men is 63.6 yrs (2024), 185th of 217 in the world and 36th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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16 indicators
Health: Micronesia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 67.4 yrs2024 | 174/217 | 31/37 | 64.3 yrs | 64.9 yrs | 65.9 yrs | +3.2%since 2014 | 76.7 yrs | 76.0 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 71.3 yrs2024 | 164/217 | 29/37 | 67.5 yrs | 68.0 yrs | 69.7 yrs | +4.4%since 2014 | 79.7 yrs | 78.9 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 63.6 yrs2024 | 185/217 | 36/37 | 61.4 yrs | 62.0 yrs | 62.4 yrs | +1.9%since 2014 | 73.9 yrs | 73.3 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 20.32024 | 68/196 | 9/30 | 33.6 | 30.3 | 23.0 | −26%since 2014 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 22.42024 | 69/196 | 9/30 | 38.6 | 34.1 | 25.6 | −27%since 2014 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 11.62024 | 74/196 | 9/30 | 20.4 | 18.0 | 13.3 | −28%since 2014 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 1292023 | 57/194 | 9/30 | 204 | 184 | 150 | −29%since 2013 | 66 | 57 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 81%2024 | 142/193 | 22/30 | 85% | 80% | 79% | −2.0 ppsince 2014 | 90% | 90% | 84% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 2642024 | 25/208 | 10/36 | 281 | 354 | 178 | −32%since 2014 | 144 | 92 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 12.9%2023 | 7/193 | 4/29 | 7.8% | 13.3% | 12.0% | +0.7 ppsince 2013 | 6.8% | 6.0% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 2.6%2023 | 190/193 | 26/29 | 4.8% | 3.2% | 2.7% | −0.1 ppsince 2013 | 26.0% | 31.2% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 0.972020 | 112/180 | 14/25 | 0.57 | 0.192009 | 0.97 | +402%since 2009 | 2.40 | 2.41 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 3.22009 | 60/182 | 10/27 | · | 3.22009 | · | — | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 89.9%2020 | 150/206 | 27/37 | 91.8% | 90.6% | 89.9% | −0.7 ppsince 2010 | 95.3% | 95.9% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 90.5%2020 | 115/203 | 20/37 | 25.0% | 65.9% | 90.5% | +24.5 ppsince 2010 | 94.8% | 94.2% | 82.2% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 0.22019 | 184/186 | 26/26 | 14.9 | 2.9 | 0.22019 | −95%since 2009 | 16.5 | 17.2 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+3.2%67.4 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+4.4%71.3 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+1.9%63.6 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−26%20.3 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Measles vaccination−2.0 pp81% in 2024
- Basic water−0.7 pp89.9% in 2020
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Micronesia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Micronesia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Micronesia | United States | Papua New Guinea | Palau |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 67.4 yrs2024 | 78.9 yrs2024 | 66.3 yrs2024 | 69.4 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 71.3 yrs2024 | 81.4 yrs2024 | 69.2 yrs2024 | 71.9 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 63.6 yrs2024 | 76.5 yrs2024 | 63.8 yrs2024 | 67.3 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 20.32024 | 5.52024 | 31.32024 | 18.62024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 22.42024 | 6.52024 | 39.42024 | 21.42024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 11.62024 | 3.72024 | 20.12024 | 11.22024 |
| Maternal mortality | 1292023 | 172023 | 1892023 | 892023 |
| Measles vaccination | 81%2024 | 92%2024 | 44%2024 | 96%2024 |
| Tuberculosis | 2642024 | 32024 | 6642024 | 282024 |