Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Philippines
Philippines: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred was 0.1233 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Philippines, 1989–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2025, death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Philippines stood at 0.1233 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.8% on the previous year and down 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Philippines peaked at 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1233 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2025.
That places Philippines 42nd out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Philippines, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1990 | 2.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +40.5% |
| 1991 | 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6522 deaths per 100,000 people | -72.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4383 deaths per 100,000 people | -32.8% |
| 1994 | 0.384 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2509 deaths per 100,000 people | -34.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2493 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4086 deaths per 100,000 people | +63.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1623 deaths per 100,000 people | -60.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2559 deaths per 100,000 people | +57.7% |
| 2000 | 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +753.3% |
| 2001 | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | -41.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8427 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.7% |
| 2003 | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +57.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5336 deaths per 100,000 people | -59.8% |
| 2005 | 0.534 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4301 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5161 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.561 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +88.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3706 deaths per 100,000 people | -64.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3878 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2945 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5035 deaths per 100,000 people | +71.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4529 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5754 deaths per 100,000 people | +27.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5593 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +179.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3946 deaths per 100,000 people | -74.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2987 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3328 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2352 deaths per 100,000 people | -29.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1939 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2167 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1519 deaths per 100,000 people | -29.9% |
| 2025 | 0.1233 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +753.3% | 0.2559 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7351 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1623 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9256 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4301 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5401 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2945 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.209 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1233 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3328 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 39 Brazil 0.2782 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 40 Qatar 0.1926 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 41 Thailand 0.1578 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 43 Kenya 0.1217 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 44 Argentina 0.0981 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 45 Angola 0.0615 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Philippines?
- Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Philippines was 0.1233 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people in 1991.
- What is the lowest death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1233 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025.
- How does Philippines rank for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Philippines ranks 42nd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Best estimate of the number of deaths of combatants and civilians due to fighting in interstate, intrastate, extrasystemic, non-state conflicts, and one-sided violence that were ongoing that year.