Mortality rate, neonatal in Philippines
Philippines: Mortality rate, neonatal was 13.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, neonatal in Philippines, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, neonatal in Philippines is 13.6 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Philippines peaked at 25.6 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 13.3 per 1,000 live births, in 2013.
Philippines ranks 65th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.5 per 1,000 live births | 25.2 per 1,000 live births | 25.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.72 per 1,000 live births | 24.6 per 1,000 live births | 25 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.29 per 1,000 live births | 19.7 per 1,000 live births | 24.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.49 per 1,000 live births | 16.7 per 1,000 live births | 19.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.28 per 1,000 live births | 13.8 per 1,000 live births | 16.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.66 per 1,000 live births | 13.3 per 1,000 live births | 14.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.08 per 1,000 live births | 13.6 per 1,000 live births | 14.4 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Philippines
- Population ages 65 and above, male 4.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1.15 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Philippines?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Philippines was 13.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3 per 1,000 live births in 2013.
- How does Philippines rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Philippines ranks 65th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.