Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — Philippines

Under-five mortality rate in the Philippines in 2024 — 26.5 per 1,000. Ranked 133 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 74.2%.

2024 26.5 per 1,000 −1.85% vs 2023
World rank 133of 196
Period maximum 102.9 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 26.5 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Philippines, 1960–202405010015019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 102.9 per 1,0001962: 96.9 per 1,0001964: 92.5 per 1,0001966: 88.8 per 1,0001968: 85.5 per 1,0001970: 83.2 per 1,0001972: 82.1 per 1,0001974: 81.8 per 1,0001976: 81.6 per 1,0001978: 80.8 per 1,0001980: 79.1 per 1,0001982: 76.9 per 1,0001984: 74 per 1,0001986: 69.4 per 1,0001988: 62.9 per 1,0001990: 55.8 per 1,0001992: 49.7 per 1,0001994: 44.9 per 1,0001996: 41.3 per 1,0001998: 38.7 per 1,0002000: 36.8 per 1,0002002: 35.2 per 1,0002004: 33.6 per 1,0002006: 32 per 1,0002008: 30.7 per 1,0002010: 29.5 per 1,0002012: 28.6 per 1,0002014: 28 per 1,0002016: 27.8 per 1,0002018: 27.9 per 1,0002020: 28 per 1,0002022: 27.5 per 1,0002024: 26.5 per 1,000
Change over the period: −76.4 (−74.25%) Average annual rate: -2.1 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Philippines

Philippines 26.5 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
East Asia & Pacific 13.2 per 1,000
South-Eastern Asia computed 19.3 per 1,000
Lower-middle-income countries computed 36.3 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Philippines, by year Philippines All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 26.5 −0.5 −1.85%
2023 27 −0.5 −1.82%
2022 27.5 −0.4 −1.43%
2021 27.9 −0.1 −0.36%
2020 28 +0 +0%
2019 28 +0.1 +0.36%
2018 27.9 +0.1 +0.36%
2017 27.8 +0 +0%
2016 27.8 −0.1 −0.36%
2015 27.9 −0.1 −0.36%
2014 28 −0.3 −1.06%
2013 28.3 −0.3 −1.05%
2012 28.6 −0.4 −1.38%
2011 29 −0.5 −1.69%
2010 29.5 −0.6 −1.99%
2009 30.1 −0.6 −1.95%
2008 30.7 −0.6 −1.92%
2007 31.3 −0.7 −2.19%
2006 32 −0.8 −2.44%
2005 32.8 −0.8 −2.38%
2004 33.6 −0.8 −2.33%
2003 34.4 −0.8 −2.27%
2002 35.2 −0.8 −2.22%
2001 36 −0.8 −2.17%
2000 36.8 −0.9 −2.39%
1999 37.7 −1 −2.58%
1998 38.7 −1.2 −3.01%
1997 39.9 −1.4 −3.39%
1996 41.3 −1.7 −3.95%
1995 43 −1.9 −4.23%
1994 44.9 −2.2 −4.67%
1993 47.1 −2.6 −5.23%
1992 49.7 −2.9 −5.51%
1991 52.6 −3.2 −5.73%
1990 55.8 −3.5 −5.9%
1989 59.3 −3.6 −5.72%
1988 62.9 −3.5 −5.27%
1987 66.4 −3 −4.32%
1986 69.4 −2.5 −3.48%
1985 71.9 −2.1 −2.84%
1984 74 −1.6 −2.12%
1983 75.6 −1.3 −1.69%
1982 76.9 −1.2 −1.54%
1981 78.1 −1 −1.26%
1980 79.1 −0.9 −1.13%
1979 80 −0.8 −0.99%
1978 80.8 −0.5 −0.62%
1977 81.3 −0.3 −0.37%
1976 81.6 −0.2 −0.24%
1975 81.8 +0 +0%
1974 81.8 −0.1 −0.12%
1973 81.9 −0.2 −0.24%
1972 82.1 −0.4 −0.48%
1971 82.5 −0.7 −0.84%
1970 83.2 −1 −1.19%
1969 84.2 −1.3 −1.52%
1968 85.5 −1.6 −1.84%
1967 87.1 −1.7 −1.91%
1966 88.8 −1.8 −1.99%
1965 90.6 −1.9 −2.05%
1964 92.5 −2 −2.12%
1963 94.5 −2.4 −2.48%
1962 96.9 −2.8 −2.81%
1961 99.7 −3.2 −3.11%
1960 102.9

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.