India vs Philippines: Child mortality rate

India
2.66 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Philippines
2.65 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
India rank
63rd
Philippines rank
64th

Child mortality rate over time

  • India
  • Philippines
510152025195319882024

How they compare

India currently reports 2.66 deaths per 100 live births against 2.65 deaths per 100 live births in Philippines, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.

Across all 72 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 63rd and Philippines ranks 64th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Philippines Difference Ahead
1950s 25.63 deaths per 100 live births 12.07 deaths per 100 live births 13.56 deaths per 100 live births India
1960s 22.87 deaths per 100 live births 9.23 deaths per 100 live births 13.64 deaths per 100 live births India
1970s 19.68 deaths per 100 live births 8.17 deaths per 100 live births 11.52 deaths per 100 live births India
1980s 14.95 deaths per 100 live births 7.14 deaths per 100 live births 7.81 deaths per 100 live births India
1990s 11.13 deaths per 100 live births 4.51 deaths per 100 live births 6.62 deaths per 100 live births India
2000s 7.62 deaths per 100 live births 3.33 deaths per 100 live births 4.29 deaths per 100 live births India
2010s 4.56 deaths per 100 live births 2.83 deaths per 100 live births 1.73 deaths per 100 live births India
2020s 2.97 deaths per 100 live births 2.74 deaths per 100 live births 0.2297 deaths per 100 live births India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, India or Philippines?
India, at 2.66 deaths per 100 live births against 2.65 deaths per 100 live births in Philippines as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between India and Philippines?
0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Philippines?
72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
How do India and Philippines rank globally for child mortality rate?
India ranks 63rd and Philippines ranks 64th 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .