Health in Philippines

1,230 indicators covering health for Philippines.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 37.1% 2024 up 30.5% 152nd
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 9.6% 2024 up 52.0% 174th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard d 15.1% 2024 up 62.2% 155th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard devi 7.2% 2024 up 77.2% 137th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 37.3% 2024 up 27.8% 155th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 9.7% 2024 down 16.1% 37th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 9.7% 2024 up 55.3% 171st
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard dev 8.0% 2024 down 0.9% 28th
Number of under-five deaths 48,685 2024 down 29.8% 26th
Number of infant deaths 39,731 2024 down 27.0% 23rd
Number of neonatal deaths 25,061 2024 down 23.1% 22nd
Neonatal mortality rate 13.61 2024 up 1.5% 65th
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 pe 21.66 2024 down 2.2% 66th
Under-five mortality rate 26.46 2024 down 5.6% 64th
Domestic general government health expenditure 8.8% 2023 up 35.6% 117th
External health expenditure 0.1% 2023 down 94.9% 128th
External health expenditure per capita 0.1731 current US$ 2023 down 91.6% 141st
External health expenditure per capita, PPP 0.4998 current international $ 2023 down 89.5% 138th
Deaths in armed conflicts 3 deaths 2025 down 91.2% 30th
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 3 deaths 2025 down 91.2% 30th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0.0026 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 92.0% 31st
Deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred 3 deaths 2025 down 91.2% 30th
Death rate in armed conflicts 0.0026 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 92.0% 31st
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending 69 2023 up 6.2% 114th
Coverage of essential health services 69 2023 up 6.2% 114th
The Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Service Coverage Index 69 2023 up 6.2% 115th
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 12.0% 2023 down 33.3% 190th
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 11.6% 2023 down 32.2% 190th
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women 24.0% 2023 down 25.2% 147th
Stillbirth rate 11.7 per 1,000 total births 2023 down 0.8% 63rd
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS 18,000 2024 up 291.3% 55th
Life expectancy vs. health spending 69.83 years 2023 up 0.8% 172nd
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy 69.83 years 2023 up 0.8% 172nd
Life expectancy vs. health spending 69.83 years 2023 up 0.8% 172nd
Birth rate vs. death rate 16.02 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 34.8% 102nd
Child mortality rate 2.8% 2023 down 4.0% 64th
Food supply vs. life expectancy 69.83 years 2023 up 0.8% 172nd
Life expectancy of women vs. men 72.82 years 2023 up 0.7% 169th
Life expectancy at birth 69.83 years 2023 up 0.8% 172nd
Life expectancy at birth, by sex 66.89 years 2023 up 1.2% 172nd
Child mortality rate 2.8% 2023 down 4.0% 64th
Number of deaths, by world region 716,490 deaths 2023 up 27.4% 15th
Births and deaths per year 716,490 deaths 2023 up 27.4% 15th
Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy 69.83 years 2023 up 0.8% 172nd
Number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations 1.80 million people 2023 down 27.1% 14th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages 5.67 years 2023 down 4.9% 73rd
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages 1.09 2023 down 0.5% 60th
Sex gap in life expectancy 5.93 years 2023 down 4.8% 73rd
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 4.51 years 2023 down 6.1% 83rd
Female life expectancy at birth 72.82 years 2023 up 0.7% 169th
Number of deaths 716,490 deaths 2023 up 27.4% 15th
Death rate 6.24 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 up 13.2% 169th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles 338,188 one-year-olds 2023 down 19.7% 17th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio 409,385 one-year-olds 2023 up 10.1% 12th
Infant mortality rate 2.1% 2023 down 4.3% 67th
Number of children who die before age 5 51,634 deaths 2023 down 28.9% 25th
Number of infants who die before age 1 38,087 deaths 2023 down 29.8% 24th
Number of deaths 716,490 deaths 2023 up 27.4% 15th
Deaths by age group 147 deaths 2023 down 8.1% 71st
Number of infant deaths 40,449.0% 2023 down 27.9% 23rd