Egypt vs Philippines: Number of child deaths
Egypt
53,943 deaths
in 2024
Philippines
48,685 deaths
in 2024
Egypt rank
24th
Philippines rank
26th
Number of child deaths over time
- Egypt
- Philippines
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 53,943 deaths against 48,685 deaths in Philippines, a difference of 5,258 deaths.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 24th and Philippines ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 365,357 deaths | 125,689 deaths | 239,668 deaths | Egypt |
| 1970s | 332,045 deaths | 126,917 deaths | 205,128 deaths | Egypt |
| 1980s | 230,746 deaths | 136,118 deaths | 94,628 deaths | Egypt |
| 1990s | 128,566 deaths | 99,115 deaths | 29,451 deaths | Egypt |
| 2000s | 81,066 deaths | 79,387 deaths | 1,680 deaths | Egypt |
| 2010s | 70,436 deaths | 67,981 deaths | 2,455 deaths | Egypt |
| 2020s | 55,971 deaths | 51,717 deaths | 4,254 deaths | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Egypt or Philippines?
- Egypt, at 53,943 deaths against 48,685 deaths in Philippines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Egypt and Philippines?
- 5,258 deaths, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Philippines?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Philippines rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Egypt ranks 24th 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 .