Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Philippines or Upper middle income?

Upper middle income, at 384,951 against 48,685 in Philippines as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Philippines and Upper middle income?

336,266, 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Philippines vs Upper middle income: Number of under-five deaths

Philippines

48,685

in 2024

Upper middle income

384,951

in 2024

Philippines rank

26th

Upper middle income rank

25th

Number of under-five deaths over time

Philippines
Upper middle income

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 384,951 against 48,685 in Philippines, a difference of 336,266.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 7.9 times Philippines's.

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

Philippines ranks 26th 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	99,115	2.17 million	2.07 million	Upper middle income
2000s	79,387	1.15 million	1.07 million	Upper middle income
2010s	67,981	685,493	617,512	Upper middle income
2020s	51,717	432,463	380,745	Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Philippines or Upper middle income?: Upper middle income, at 384,951 against 48,685 in Philippines as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Philippines and Upper middle income?: 336,266, 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 under-five deaths?: Philippines ranks 26th 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five 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, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.