Egypt vs Philippines: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Egypt
42,457 deaths
in 2023
Philippines
51,634 deaths
in 2023
Egypt rank
28th
Philippines rank
25th
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- Egypt
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 51,634 deaths against 42,457 deaths in Egypt, a difference of 9,177 deaths.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 28th and Philippines ranks 25th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Philippines in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 456,103 deaths | 132,439 deaths | 323,664 deaths | Egypt |
| 1960s | 368,164 deaths | 129,489 deaths | 238,674 deaths | Egypt |
| 1970s | 332,459 deaths | 130,974 deaths | 201,484 deaths | Egypt |
| 1980s | 233,222 deaths | 138,968 deaths | 94,254 deaths | Egypt |
| 1990s | 129,002 deaths | 102,640 deaths | 26,362 deaths | Egypt |
| 2000s | 79,587 deaths | 81,034 deaths | 1,448 deaths | Philippines |
| 2010s | 62,637 deaths | 69,106 deaths | 6,469 deaths | Philippines |
| 2020s | 44,304 deaths | 53,887 deaths | 9,583 deaths | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Egypt or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 51,634 deaths against 42,457 deaths in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Egypt and Philippines?
- 9,177 deaths, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Philippines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Philippines rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- Egypt ranks 28th and Philippines ranks 25th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.