Mortality rate, under-5 in Philippines
Philippines: Mortality rate, under-5 was 26.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5 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
Philippines recorded 26.5 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Philippines peaked at 102.9 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 26.5 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Philippines ranks 64th 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 | 92.27 per 1,000 live births | 84.2 per 1,000 live births | 102.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 81.7 per 1,000 live births | 80 per 1,000 live births | 83.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.36 per 1,000 live births | 59.3 per 1,000 live births | 79.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.07 per 1,000 live births | 37.7 per 1,000 live births | 55.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.29 per 1,000 live births | 30.1 per 1,000 live births | 36.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.28 per 1,000 live births | 27.8 per 1,000 live births | 29.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.38 per 1,000 live births | 26.5 per 1,000 live births | 28 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, under-5 in Philippines?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Philippines was 26.5 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, under-5 recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 102.9 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Philippines rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Philippines ranks 64th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.