What is child mortality vs. health spending in Philippines?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Philippines was 2.65 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Philippines?

The highest recorded value was 13.61 deaths per 100 live births in 1953.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Philippines?

The lowest recorded value was 2.65 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Philippines rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Philippines ranks 64th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Philippines?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Philippines data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Philippines

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Philippines
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Philippines: Child mortality vs. health spending was 2.65 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

2.65 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.9%

World rank

64th

of 199 countries

All-time high

13.61 deaths per 100 live births

in 1953

All-time low

2.65 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1953–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Philippines, 1953–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 2.65 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality vs. health spending in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 72 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Philippines peaked at 13.61 deaths per 100 live births in 1953 and was at its lowest, 2.65 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Philippines ranks 64th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 72 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	12.07 deaths per 100 live births	10.66 deaths per 100 live births	13.61 deaths per 100 live births	7
1960s	9.23 deaths per 100 live births	8.42 deaths per 100 live births	10.29 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	8.17 deaths per 100 live births	8 deaths per 100 live births	8.32 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	7.14 deaths per 100 live births	5.93 deaths per 100 live births	7.91 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	4.51 deaths per 100 live births	3.77 deaths per 100 live births	5.58 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	3.33 deaths per 100 live births	3.01 deaths per 100 live births	3.68 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.83 deaths per 100 live births	2.78 deaths per 100 live births	2.95 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	2.74 deaths per 100 live births	2.65 deaths per 100 live births	2.8 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Philippines

61 Tajikistan 2.81 deaths per 100 live births compare
62 Marshall Islands 2.67 deaths per 100 live births compare
63 India 2.66 deaths per 100 live births compare
65 Guyana 2.52 deaths per 100 live births compare
66 Nepal 2.51 deaths per 100 live births compare
67 Venezuela 2.42 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Philippines

Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1.20 million (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1.21 million (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 1.20 million (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, total 6.68 million (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1.12 million (2025)

All data for Philippines →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Philippines?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Philippines was 2.65 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Philippines?: The highest recorded value was 13.61 deaths per 100 live births in 1953.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Philippines?: The lowest recorded value was 2.65 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Philippines rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Philippines ranks 64th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Philippines?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Philippines data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .