Health in the Federated States of Micronesia
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The Human Rights Measurement Initiative finds that the Federated States of Micronesia are fulfilling 94.9% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income. When looking at the right to health with respect to children, the Federated States of Micronesia achieve 97.1% of what is expected based on their current income. In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves only 91.9% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income. The Federated States of Micronesia fall into the "good" category when evaluating the right to reproductive health because the nation is fulfilling only 95.8% of what the nation is expected to achieve based on the resources (income) it has available.
Life expectancy at birth in the Federated States of Micronesia was 66 for men and 69 for women in 2018.
Pingelap in Pohnpei State is notable for the prevalence of an extreme form of color blindness called achromatopsia, and known locally as maskun. Approximately 5% of the atoll's 3000 inhabitants are afflicted.
History
19th century: Devastating epidemics
The sanitary conditions prior to initial contact with the West are unknown. At the time of the Europeans' arrival in the Pacific Ocean, the Micronesian populations had reached demographic equilibrium.
In the first half of the 19th century, increased contact led to a demographic decline.
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