Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Philippines
Philippines: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex was 18.42 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
18.42 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
68th
of 236 countries
All-time high
92.64 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1950
All-time low
18.42 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Philippines, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Philippines is 18.42 deaths per 1,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Philippines peaked at 92.64 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 18.42 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Philippines ranks 68th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Philippines, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 92.64 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 90.2 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1952 | 87.43 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1953 | 84.47 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1954 | 81.56 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1955 | 78.74 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1956 | 75.83 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1957 | 73.15 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1958 | 70.67 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1959 | 68.42 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1960 | 66.44 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1961 | 64.64 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1962 | 63.05 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 61.45 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 60.29 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 58.93 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 57.75 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 56.72 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 55.86 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 55.15 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 55.11 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 54.25 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 54.17 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 54.09 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 53.91 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 53.72 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 53.7 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 52.9 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 52.62 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 52.15 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 51.63 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 51.14 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 50.24 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 49.26 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 48.29 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 46.73 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 45.18 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 43.27 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 41.49 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 39.32 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 37.06 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 35.4 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 33.3 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 31.79 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 30.4 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 29.29 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 28.06 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 27.07 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 26.23 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 25.46 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 24.73 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 24.17 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 23.67 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 23.18 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 22.7 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 22.22 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 21.75 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 21.3 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 20.88 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 20.49 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 20.14 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 19.82 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 19.54 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 19.32 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 19.14 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 19.02 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 18.94 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 18.91 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 18.88 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 18.85 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 18.78 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 18.68 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 18.58 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 18.42 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 80.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 68.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 92.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 60.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 55.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 66.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 52.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 55.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 39.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 51.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 37.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Philippines?
- Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Philippines was 18.42 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 92.64 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.42 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Philippines ranks 68th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.