Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Philippines
Philippines: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus was 318 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Philippines, 2000–2015
Source: Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 318 for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in 2015.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Philippines peaked at 546 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 300, in 2014.
Philippines ranks 12th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 546 | — |
| 2001 | 534 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 521 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 509 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 495 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 465 | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 454 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 434 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 415 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 396 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 382 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 376 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 370 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 369 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 300 | -18.7% |
| 2015 | 318 | +6.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 318 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7, 45.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 318 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5, 90.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 476.9 | 396 | 546 | 10 |
| 2010s | 352.5 | 300 | 382 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Philippines?
- Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Philippines was 318 in 2015, according to Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 546 in 2000.
- What is the lowest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 300 in 2014.
- How does Philippines rank for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
- Philippines ranks 12th out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.