Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Guinea or Philippines?

Philippines, at 51,634 deaths against 44,951 deaths in Guinea as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Guinea and Philippines?

6,683 deaths, with Philippines ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Philippines?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guinea vs Philippines: Number of children who die before age 5

Guinea

44,951 deaths

in 2023

Philippines

51,634 deaths

in 2023

Guinea rank

26th

Philippines rank

25th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Guinea
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 51,634 deaths against 44,951 deaths in Guinea, a difference of 6,683 deaths.

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

Across all 74 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

Guinea ranks 26th and Philippines ranks 25th of 236 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1950s	51,086 deaths	132,439 deaths	81,352 deaths	Philippines
1960s	57,627 deaths	129,489 deaths	71,862 deaths	Philippines
1970s	62,411 deaths	130,974 deaths	68,563 deaths	Philippines
1980s	64,456 deaths	138,968 deaths	74,512 deaths	Philippines
1990s	64,910 deaths	102,640 deaths	37,730 deaths	Philippines
2000s	52,040 deaths	81,034 deaths	28,994 deaths	Philippines
2010s	48,595 deaths	69,106 deaths	20,511 deaths	Philippines
2020s	45,964 deaths	53,887 deaths	7,923 deaths	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Guinea or Philippines?: Philippines, at 51,634 deaths against 44,951 deaths in Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Guinea and Philippines?: 6,683 deaths, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Philippines?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guinea and Philippines rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Guinea ranks 26th and Philippines ranks 25th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.