Which has higher number of infant deaths, Philippines or Upper middle income?

Upper middle income, at 315,969 against 39,731 in Philippines as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Philippines and Upper middle income?

276,238, with Upper middle income ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Upper middle income?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Philippines vs Upper middle income: Number of infant deaths

Philippines

39,731

in 2024

Upper middle income

315,969

in 2024

Philippines rank

23rd

Upper middle income rank

25th

Number of infant deaths over time

Philippines
Upper middle income

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 315,969 against 39,731 in Philippines, a difference of 276,238.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 8.0 times Philippines's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Philippines ranks 23rd and Upper middle income ranks 25th of 196 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Philippines	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
1990s	71,172	1.75 million	1.68 million	Upper middle income
2000s	60,442	932,657	872,215	Upper middle income
2010s	53,437	564,907	511,470	Upper middle income
2020s	41,398	351,497	310,099	Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Philippines or Upper middle income?: Upper middle income, at 315,969 against 39,731 in Philippines as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Philippines and Upper middle income?: 276,238, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Upper middle income?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Philippines and Upper middle income rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Philippines ranks 23rd and Upper middle income ranks 25th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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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Indicator: Number of infant deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,405 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.