What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between India and Philippines?

0.1 per 1,000 live births, with India ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Philippines?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs Philippines: Mortality rate, under-5

India

26.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Philippines

26.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

India rank

63rd

Philippines rank

64th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

India
Philippines

How they compare

India currently reports 26.6 per 1,000 live births against 26.5 per 1,000 live births in Philippines, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 65 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 63rd and Philippines ranks 64th of 196 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1960s	228.66 per 1,000 live births	92.27 per 1,000 live births	136.39 per 1,000 live births	India
1970s	196.85 per 1,000 live births	81.7 per 1,000 live births	115.15 per 1,000 live births	India
1980s	149.45 per 1,000 live births	71.36 per 1,000 live births	78.09 per 1,000 live births	India
1990s	111.3 per 1,000 live births	45.07 per 1,000 live births	66.23 per 1,000 live births	India
2000s	76.21 per 1,000 live births	33.29 per 1,000 live births	42.92 per 1,000 live births	India
2010s	45.64 per 1,000 live births	28.28 per 1,000 live births	17.36 per 1,000 live births	India
2020s	29.66 per 1,000 live births	27.38 per 1,000 live births	2.28 per 1,000 live births	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, India or Philippines?: India, at 26.6 per 1,000 live births against 26.5 per 1,000 live births in Philippines as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between India and Philippines?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Philippines?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do India and Philippines rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: India ranks 63rd and Philippines ranks 64th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.