India vs Philippines: Child mortality vs. health spending
India
2.66 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Philippines
2.65 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
India rank
63rd
Philippines rank
64th
Child mortality vs. health spending over time
- India
- Philippines
How they compare
India currently reports 2.66 deaths per 100 live births against 2.65 deaths per 100 live births in Philippines, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 72 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 63rd and Philippines ranks 64th of 199 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 25.63 deaths per 100 live births | 12.07 deaths per 100 live births | 13.56 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1960s | 22.87 deaths per 100 live births | 9.23 deaths per 100 live births | 13.64 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1970s | 19.68 deaths per 100 live births | 8.17 deaths per 100 live births | 11.52 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1980s | 14.95 deaths per 100 live births | 7.14 deaths per 100 live births | 7.81 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1990s | 11.13 deaths per 100 live births | 4.51 deaths per 100 live births | 6.62 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2000s | 7.62 deaths per 100 live births | 3.33 deaths per 100 live births | 4.29 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2010s | 4.56 deaths per 100 live births | 2.83 deaths per 100 live births | 1.73 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2020s | 2.97 deaths per 100 live births | 2.74 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2297 deaths per 100 live births | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. health spending, India or Philippines?
- India, at 2.66 deaths per 100 live births against 2.65 deaths per 100 live births in Philippines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. health spending between India and Philippines?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Philippines?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
- How do India and Philippines rank globally for child mortality vs. health spending?
- India ranks 63rd and Philippines ranks 64th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .