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
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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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Indicator
Number of child deaths
Unit
deaths
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, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .