China vs Philippines: Number of neonatal deaths
China
22,892 deaths
in 2024
Philippines
25,061 deaths
in 2024
China rank
25th
Philippines rank
22nd
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- China
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 25,061 deaths against 22,892 deaths in China, a difference of 2,169 deaths.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.
China ranks 25th and Philippines ranks 22nd of 199 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 542,688 deaths | 39,114 deaths | 503,574 deaths | China |
| 2000s | 251,261 deaths | 36,897 deaths | 214,365 deaths | China |
| 2010s | 102,691 deaths | 32,284 deaths | 70,406 deaths | China |
| 2020s | 30,237 deaths | 26,023 deaths | 4,213 deaths | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, China or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 25,061 deaths against 22,892 deaths in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between China and Philippines?
- 2,169 deaths, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Philippines?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do China and Philippines rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- China ranks 25th and Philippines ranks 22nd 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 neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .