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Topic 05 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Micronesia: Health & Wellbeing
How long, and how well fed, do people live?
Micronesia is placed joint 148th of 200 countries on health & wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Life Expectancy at Birth 67.2 (2023); Under-Five Mortality Rate 22.42 (2024).
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Health & Wellbeing
joint148th
of 200 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
Not placed in the Country Index 2026 overall: measured on too few topics.
- 67.2Life Expectancy at Birth, 2023Years a newborn would live at current death rates
- 22.42Under-Five Mortality Rate, 2024Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
- —Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, 2024No reading for this country
- —Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Micronesia on health & wellbeing — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Life Expectancy at Birth
UN DESA Population Division
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
67.2
Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Higher is better
Micronesia: 67.2. Across the 222 countries in this edition, values run from 54.46 (Nigeria) to 86.37 (Monaco); the world median is 74.63.
- World median
- 74.63
- Best in Micronesia
- 78.81 Northern Mariana Islands
Key 2 of 4
Under-Five Mortality Rate
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
22.42
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Lower is better
Micronesia: 22.42. Across the 200 countries in this edition, values run from 1.26 (San Marino) to 115.65 (Nigeria); the world median is 14.54.
- World median
- 14.54
- Best in Micronesia
- 8.261 Nauru
Key 3 of 4
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
No reading
Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Lower is better
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) publishes no reading from 2014–2024 for Micronesia, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 162 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.518 (Latvia) to 52.8 (Burundi); the world median is 13.8.
- World median
- 13.8
- Best in Micronesia
- 15.18 Kiribati
Key 4 of 4
Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Lower is better
FAO publishes no 2024 figure for Micronesia, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 125 countries in this edition, values run from 0.6 (Brazil) to 62.9 (South Sudan); the world median is 4.9.
- World median
- 4.9
- Best in Micronesia
- 4.8 Kiribati
02Over time
Which way Micronesia is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Life Expectancy at Birth
Years a newborn would live at current death rates · higher is better
MicronesiaWorld median
Micronesia rose from 64.32 in 2000 to 67.2 in 2023; the world median went from 70.68 to 74.63.
Every year’s figures
Year Micronesia World median 2023 67.198 74.630 2022 66.961 74.313 2021 66.152 72.433 2020 65.878 73.063 2019 66.196 74.196 2018 65.943 74.081 2017 65.761 74.029 2016 65.576 74.013 2015 65.307 73.783 2014 65.294 73.330 2013 65.179 73.386 2012 65.080 73.210 2011 64.969 73.003 2010 64.892 72.827 2009 64.865 72.426 2008 64.849 72.264 2007 64.844 72.113 2006 64.859 72.027 2005 64.907 71.876 2004 64.899 71.477 2003 64.915 71.409 2002 63.908 71.173 2001 64.801 70.926 2000 64.317 70.678 Under-Five Mortality Rate
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) · lower is better
MicronesiaWorld median
Micronesia fell from 38.6 in 2000 to 22.42 in 2024; the world median went from 30.43 to 14.54.
Every year’s figures
Year Micronesia World median 2024 22.42 14.5 2023 23.10 15.2 2022 23.94 14.7 2021 24.72 15.1 2020 25.56 15.3 2019 26.38 15.7 2018 27.25 16.3 2017 28.10 16.8 2016 28.93 17.5 2015 29.82 17.9 2014 30.66 18.3 2013 31.58 18.7 2012 32.56 18.8 2011 33.41 19.0 2010 34.13 19.2 2009 34.81 20.8 2008 35.34 20.7 2007 35.63 21.8 2006 35.86 22.8 2005 35.92 24.0 2004 36.06 25.9 2003 36.42 26.9 2002 41.55 28.0 2001 37.68 29.1 2000 38.60 30.4
03In context
Micronesia beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 200 countries on health & wellbeing, never a place within the region.
Micronesia and Micronesia
Micronesia has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 200; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Life Expectancy at BirthYears a newborn would live at current death rates | Under-Five Mortality RateDeaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) | Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveChildren under 5 who are stunted (%) | Prevalence of Severe Food InsecurityPopulation in severe food insecurity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nauru | 126th | 62.11 | 8.261 | 15.74 | — |
 Palau | 138th | 69.27 | 21.43 | — | 6.9 |
 Kiribati | 141st | 66.47 | 53.09 | 15.18 | 4.8 |
| Micronesia | =148th | 67.2 | 22.42 | — | — |
 Marshall Islands | 162nd | 66.95 | 26.74 | 34.78 | — |
 Guam | not placed | 77.21 | — | — | — |
 Northern Mariana Islands | not placed | 78.81 | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Micronesia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 200.
Placed either side on health & wellbeing
The countries immediately above and below Micronesia in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Micronesia is ahead of the world, and behind
23 more statistics filed under health & wellbeing, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median3
Statistics on which Micronesia does better than the middle country measured.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.453.314.45No real change since 2013
Micronesia: 3.3 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 214th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.4803.48No real change since 2015
Micronesia: 0 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.
Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and TubersFAO · 2022 · world median 413541▲ Improved since 2020
Micronesia: 35 · world median 41 · Share of dietary energy supply from cereals, roots and tubers (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 21 to 82; lower is better.
Behind the world median16
Statistics on which Micronesia does worse than the middle country measured.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.5060.564▲ Improved since 2018
Micronesia: 0.506 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 106th of 172 · derived.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.13411.628.134▲ Improved since 2014
Micronesia: 11.62 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 75th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 27.4643.7227.46▼ Worsened since 2013
Micronesia: 43.72 · world median 27.46 · Live births per 1,000 women aged 15–19. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.465 to 163.09; lower is better.
Position 77th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2620.312.26▲ Improved since 2014
Micronesia: 20.3 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 69th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.16311.258.163No real change since 2013
Micronesia: 11.25 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 66th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Institutional DeliveriesUNICEF · 2025 · world median 96.98796.9No earlier reading
Micronesia: 87 · world median 96.9 · Live births delivered in a health facility (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.5 to 100; higher is better.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8584.7712.858No real change since 2014
Micronesia: 4.771 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 60th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Maternal Mortality RatioMMEIG · 2023 · world median 46.65128.7546.65No real change since 2013
Micronesia: 128.75 · world median 46.65 · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.11 to 992.83; lower is better.
Position 57th of 195 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 908190▲ Improved since 2015
Micronesia: 81 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.7620.6150.762▼ Worsened since 2013
Micronesia: 0.615 · world median 0.762 · HDI score (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.388 to 0.972; higher is better.
Ranked 149th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 917391▲ Improved since 2015
Micronesia: 73 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Vegetable Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 102.6939.27102.69▼ Worsened since 2019
Micronesia: 39.27 · world median 102.69 · Vegetables available as food (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.89 to 412.72; higher is better.
HPV Vaccination Coverage, GirlsWUENIC · 2025 · world median 65.52365.5▼ Worsened since 2018
Micronesia: 23 · world median 65.5 · Girls in the target group given the final dose of HPV vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 99; higher is better.
Life Expectancy at Age 65UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 16.3913.4216.39No real change since 2013
Micronesia: 13.42 · world median 16.39 · Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 12.13 to 23.21; higher is better.
Position 194th of 222 · derived.
Fruit Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 84.8332.8384.83No real change since 2019
Micronesia: 32.83 · world median 84.83 · Fruit available as food, excluding wine (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.27 to 379.63; higher is better.
Adult Mortality (Probability of Dying Between 15 and 60)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 133.7241.93133.7▼ Worsened since 2013
Micronesia: 241.93 · world median 133.7 · Deaths before age 60 per 1,000 people alive at 15, at that year's death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 25.15 to 415.44; lower is better.
Position 26th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
No better end4
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Fish and Seafood Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 16.1748.9916.17No real change since 2019
Micronesia: 48.99 · world median 16.17 · Fish and seafood available as food (kg per person per year, live-weight equivalent). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 83.81.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.735.11.73No real change since 2014
Micronesia: 5.1 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 51st of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8363.9957.83Moved since 2019
Micronesia: 63.99 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Caesarean Section RateUNICEF · 2025 · world median 20.6510.520.65No earlier reading
Micronesia: 10.5 · world median 20.65 · Live births delivered by caesarean section (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 72.2.
No current reading for Micronesia
Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Agreement That Vaccines Are Safe, Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four Visits, Average Weekly Hours Worked, Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff (last 2009), Care-Seeking for Children with Symptoms of Pneumonia, Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health Spending, Children with Functional Difficulties, Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric Consumption, Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method), Cost of a Healthy Diet, Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, Dietary Energy Supply, Early Initiation of Breastfeeding, Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Gender Inequality Index, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, Global Report on Food Crises, INFORM Severity Index, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Low Birthweight Prevalence, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 Months, Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with Diarrhoea, Overweight Prevalence in Children Under Five, Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two Days, Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Undernourishment, Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 Months, Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, Violent Discipline of Children and Wasting Prevalence in Children Under Five. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Health & Wellbeing among Micronesia’s 9 topics
Health & Wellbeing is Micronesia’s 3rd best-placed topic of 9. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Democracy & Civil Liberties43rd of 1983/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience128th of 1933/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 148th of 2002/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 147th of 1963/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions158th of 1942/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality137th of 1592/3 keys
- Food & Agriculture171st of 1842/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge186th of 1982/4 keys
- Digital & Technology195th of 1982/4 keys
No standing on Economy & Innovation, Work & Labour, Environment & Sustainability, Gender & Equality, Peace & Security, Mobility & Trade, Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on health & wellbeing
The three countries placed highest of 200, and the leaders Micronesia can most readily be measured against.
1
San MarinoSouthern Europe
1st of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Matl derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
MonacoWestern Europe
2nd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
AndorraSouthern Europe
3rd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
South Korea5th4/4 keysHighest in Oceania
Australia38th3/4 keysHighest in Micronesia
Nauru126th3/4 keysThis page
Micronesia=148th2/4 keys
Positions out of 200 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Micronesia and health & wellbeing
On health & wellbeing
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On health & wellbeing
World Happiness Report 2025: Finland Leads Again as the US and UK Face Major Declines
The ten highest life evaluations of 2025, drawn on a world map, and the six things the report uses to explain them. Costa Rica and Mexico are the only two outside Europe and the Middle East.
08Questions
Micronesia on health & wellbeing: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Micronesia rank on health & wellbeing?
Micronesia is placed joint 148th of 200 countries on Health & Wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics (Life Expectancy at Birth and Under-Five Mortality Rate). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Life Expectancy at Birth figure for Micronesia?
67.2 in 2023 (years a newborn would live at current death rates), according to UN DESA Population Division. The world median in the same edition was 74.63.
What is the latest Under-Five Mortality Rate figure for Micronesia?
22.42 in 2024 (deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)), according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). The world median in the same edition was 14.54.
How have Micronesia’s health & wellbeing figures changed?
Life Expectancy at Birth rose from 64.32 in 2000 to 67.2 in 2023; Under-Five Mortality Rate fell from 38.6 in 2000 to 22.42 in 2024.
Which health & wellbeing statistics are missing for Micronesia?
No current reading is published for Micronesia on Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Agreement That Vaccines Are Safe, Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four Visits, Average Weekly Hours Worked, Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff, Care-Seeking for Children with Symptoms of Pneumonia, Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health Spending, Children with Functional Difficulties, Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric Consumption, Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method), Cost of a Healthy Diet, Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, Dietary Energy Supply, Early Initiation of Breastfeeding, Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Gender Inequality Index, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, Global Report on Food Crises, INFORM Severity Index, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Low Birthweight Prevalence, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 Months, Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with Diarrhoea, Overweight Prevalence in Children Under Five, Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two Days, Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Undernourishment, Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 Months, Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, Violent Discipline of Children and Wasting Prevalence in Children Under Five. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Health spending, hospital beds and doctors per person are not measured, because more of any of them does not guarantee better outcomes. Mental health and self-reported happiness are not part of this topic. Food supply per person is measured under Food & Agriculture. Maternal mortality and many other indicators are published here as context; maternal mortality is a key in Development & Human Capital instead.
How the Health & Wellbeing standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The health & wellbeing method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Life Expectancy at Birth — UN DESA Population Division, CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Under-Five Mortality Rate — UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five — UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 23 statistics on this page come from 10 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Micronesia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Micronesia (banner) — User:Crescentmoon56, CC0
- San Marino — Matl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monaco — Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Andorra — Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Micronesia: Health & Wellbeing — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/micronesia/health