Death rate from falls in Philippines
Philippines: Death rate from falls was 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from falls in Philippines, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from falls in Philippines stood at 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.8% on the previous year and up 93.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from falls in Philippines peaked at 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Philippines 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from falls in Philippines, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 2.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 2.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 2.98 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 2.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 3.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.5% |
| 2013 | 3.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 3.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 3.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 3.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 3.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +33.8% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.91 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.56 deaths per 100,000 people, 99% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from falls in Philippines?
- Death rate from falls in Philippines was 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from falls recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from falls recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Philippines rank for death rate from falls?
- Philippines ranks 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from falls rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from falls. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from falls in both sexes, per 100,000 people.