Nepal vs Philippines: Mortality rate, under-5

Nepal
25.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Philippines
26.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Nepal rank
66th
Philippines rank
64th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Nepal
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 26.5 per 1,000 live births against 25.1 per 1,000 live births in Nepal, a difference of 1.4 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 66th and Philippines ranks 64th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 6 and Philippines in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Philippines Difference Ahead
1960s 303.59 per 1,000 live births 92.27 per 1,000 live births 211.32 per 1,000 live births Nepal
1970s 241.61 per 1,000 live births 81.7 per 1,000 live births 159.91 per 1,000 live births Nepal
1980s 177.43 per 1,000 live births 71.36 per 1,000 live births 106.07 per 1,000 live births Nepal
1990s 109.42 per 1,000 live births 45.07 per 1,000 live births 64.35 per 1,000 live births Nepal
2000s 62.73 per 1,000 live births 33.29 per 1,000 live births 29.44 per 1,000 live births Nepal
2010s 39.04 per 1,000 live births 28.28 per 1,000 live births 10.76 per 1,000 live births Nepal
2020s 27.24 per 1,000 live births 27.38 per 1,000 live births 0.14 per 1,000 live births Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Nepal or Philippines?
Philippines, at 26.5 per 1,000 live births against 25.1 per 1,000 live births in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Nepal and Philippines?
1.4 per 1,000 live births, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Philippines?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Nepal and Philippines rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Nepal ranks 66th 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

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.