Annual death rates at different ages in Philippines
Philippines: Annual death rates at different ages was 21.1 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
21.1 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
67th
of 236 countries
All-time high
100.25 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1950
All-time low
21.1 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Annual death rates at different ages 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
In 2023, annual death rates at different ages in Philippines stood at 21.1 deaths per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual death rates at different ages in Philippines peaked at 100.25 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 21.1 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Philippines ranks 67th 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 at different ages in Philippines, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 100.25 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 97.47 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1952 | 94.5 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1953 | 91.37 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1954 | 88.41 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1955 | 85.51 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1956 | 82.51 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1957 | 79.68 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1958 | 77.03 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1959 | 74.67 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1960 | 72.6 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1961 | 70.75 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 69.11 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 67.46 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 66.28 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 64.93 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 63.78 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 62.77 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 61.87 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 61.05 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 60.87 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 60.06 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 60.11 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 60.11 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 59.95 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 59.74 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 59.66 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 58.8 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 58.47 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 57.94 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 57.34 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 56.81 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 55.88 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 54.86 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 53.86 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 52.28 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 50.74 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 48.7 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 46.67 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 44.43 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 42.28 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 40.35 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 37.93 deaths per 1,000 people | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 36.14 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 34.52 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 33.23 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 31.86 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 30.81 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 29.92 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 29.12 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 28.37 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 27.71 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 27.1 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 26.5 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 25.93 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 25.37 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 24.83 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 24.31 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 23.83 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 23.38 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 22.97 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 22.61 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 22.31 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 22.06 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 21.87 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 21.74 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 21.66 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 21.63 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 21.61 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 21.57 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 21.49 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 21.38 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 21.27 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 21.1 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 21.1 deaths per 1,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.84 deaths per 1,000 people, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 21.1 deaths per 1,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.27 deaths per 1,000 people, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 87.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 74.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 100.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 66.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 61.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 72.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 57.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 60.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 44.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 57.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 42.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 28.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 22 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual death rates at different ages in Philippines?
- Annual death rates at different ages in Philippines was 21.1 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 at different ages recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 100.25 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual death rates at different ages recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for annual death rates at different ages?
- Philippines ranks 67th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual death rates at different ages rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 at different ages. 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.