China vs Philippines: Number of infant deaths
China
36,113 deaths
in 2024
Philippines
39,731 deaths
in 2024
China rank
25th
Philippines rank
23rd
Number of infant deaths over time
- China
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 39,731 deaths against 36,113 deaths in China, a difference of 3,618 deaths.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was China ahead.
China ranks 25th and Philippines ranks 23rd of 199 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.73 million deaths | 83,438 deaths | 1.65 million deaths | China |
| 1980s | 1.06 million deaths | 93,531 deaths | 969,217 deaths | China |
| 1990s | 801,074 deaths | 71,172 deaths | 729,902 deaths | China |
| 2000s | 351,831 deaths | 60,442 deaths | 291,389 deaths | China |
| 2010s | 157,741 deaths | 53,437 deaths | 104,304 deaths | China |
| 2020s | 50,711 deaths | 41,398 deaths | 9,313 deaths | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, China or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 39,731 deaths against 36,113 deaths in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between China and Philippines?
- 3,618 deaths, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Philippines?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do China and Philippines rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- China ranks 25th and Philippines ranks 23rd 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 infant 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 1 .