Brazil vs Philippines: Number of child deaths
Brazil
36,892 deaths
in 2024
Philippines
48,685 deaths
in 2024
Brazil rank
29th
Philippines rank
26th
Number of child deaths over time
- Brazil
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 48,685 deaths against 36,892 deaths in Brazil, a difference of 11,793 deaths.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 29th and Philippines ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 520,939 deaths | 126,496 deaths | 394,443 deaths | Brazil |
| 1960s | 485,021 deaths | 125,689 deaths | 359,332 deaths | Brazil |
| 1970s | 406,794 deaths | 126,917 deaths | 279,877 deaths | Brazil |
| 1980s | 307,434 deaths | 136,118 deaths | 171,316 deaths | Brazil |
| 1990s | 178,534 deaths | 99,115 deaths | 79,419 deaths | Brazil |
| 2000s | 84,806 deaths | 79,387 deaths | 5,420 deaths | Brazil |
| 2010s | 48,372 deaths | 67,981 deaths | 19,610 deaths | Philippines |
| 2020s | 38,985 deaths | 51,717 deaths | 12,733 deaths | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Brazil or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 48,685 deaths against 36,892 deaths in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Brazil and Philippines?
- 11,793 deaths, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Philippines?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Philippines rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Brazil ranks 29th and Philippines ranks 26th 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 Number of child deaths. 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 5 .