Marshall Islands vs Philippines: Mortality rate, under-5
Marshall Islands
26.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Philippines
26.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Marshall Islands rank
62nd
Philippines rank
64th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Marshall Islands
- Philippines
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 26.7 per 1,000 live births against 26.5 per 1,000 live births in Philippines, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 62nd and Philippines ranks 64th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 4 and Philippines in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.62 per 1,000 live births | 92.27 per 1,000 live births | 7.35 per 1,000 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 70.32 per 1,000 live births | 81.7 per 1,000 live births | 11.38 per 1,000 live births | Philippines |
| 1980s | 57.31 per 1,000 live births | 71.36 per 1,000 live births | 14.05 per 1,000 live births | Philippines |
| 1990s | 43.48 per 1,000 live births | 45.07 per 1,000 live births | 1.59 per 1,000 live births | Philippines |
| 2000s | 41.4 per 1,000 live births | 33.29 per 1,000 live births | 8.11 per 1,000 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 35.43 per 1,000 live births | 28.28 per 1,000 live births | 7.15 per 1,000 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 28.5 per 1,000 live births | 27.38 per 1,000 live births | 1.12 per 1,000 live births | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Marshall Islands or Philippines?
- Marshall Islands, at 26.7 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 Marshall Islands and Philippines?
- 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Philippines?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Marshall Islands and Philippines rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Marshall Islands ranks 62nd 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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About this data
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.