Number of under-five deaths in Philippines
Philippines: Number of under-five deaths was 48,685 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Philippines, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Philippines stood at 48,685. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Philippines peaked at 141,101 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 48,685, in 2024.
That places Philippines 26th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 125,689 | 122,490 | 127,183 | 10 |
| 1970s | 126,917 | 122,479 | 135,194 | 10 |
| 1980s | 136,118 | 124,363 | 141,101 | 10 |
| 1990s | 99,115 | 86,143 | 118,399 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79,387 | 75,190 | 84,819 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,981 | 59,038 | 74,616 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,717 | 48,685 | 56,088 | 5 |
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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)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 6.68 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 number of under-five deaths in Philippines?
- Number of under-five deaths in Philippines was 48,685 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 141,101 in 1984.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,685 in 2024.
- How does Philippines rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Philippines ranks 26th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. 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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.