Niue vs Philippines: Infant mortality rate

Niue
2.22 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Philippines
2.17 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Niue rank
65th
Philippines rank
66th

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Niue
  • Philippines
246810194319832024

How they compare

Niue currently reports 2.22 deaths per 100 live births against 2.17 deaths per 100 live births in Philippines, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Niue ahead.

Niue ranks 65th and Philippines ranks 66th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Niue averaged higher in 5 and Philippines in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niue Philippines Difference Ahead
1950s 8.9 deaths per 100 live births 6.96 deaths per 100 live births 1.94 deaths per 100 live births Niue
1960s 6.54 deaths per 100 live births 5.73 deaths per 100 live births 0.8081 deaths per 100 live births Niue
1970s 3.57 deaths per 100 live births 5.32 deaths per 100 live births 1.75 deaths per 100 live births Philippines
1980s 2.22 deaths per 100 live births 4.82 deaths per 100 live births 2.61 deaths per 100 live births Philippines
1990s 2.52 deaths per 100 live births 3.21 deaths per 100 live births 0.6951 deaths per 100 live births Philippines
2000s 3.29 deaths per 100 live births 2.52 deaths per 100 live births 0.7721 deaths per 100 live births Niue
2010s 2.96 deaths per 100 live births 2.24 deaths per 100 live births 0.7146 deaths per 100 live births Niue
2020s 2.37 deaths per 100 live births 2.23 deaths per 100 live births 0.1388 deaths per 100 live births Niue

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, Niue or Philippines?
Niue, at 2.22 deaths per 100 live births against 2.17 deaths per 100 live births in Philippines as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Niue and Philippines?
0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Niue ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Philippines?
71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
How do Niue and Philippines rank globally for infant mortality rate?
Niue ranks 65th and Philippines ranks 66th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .