Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Philippines
Philippines: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 was 9 highest in 2017. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Philippines, 1993–2017
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 9 highest for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Philippines peaked at 25 highest in 1993 and was at its lowest, 9 highest, in 2017.
That places Philippines 31st out of 33 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Philippines, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 25 highest | — |
| 1998 | 21 highest | -16.0% |
| 2003 | 19 highest | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 15 highest | -21.1% |
| 2013 | 13 highest | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 9 highest | -30.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23 highest | 21 highest | 25 highest | 2 |
| 2000s | 17 highest | 15 highest | 19 highest | 2 |
| 2010s | 11 highest | 9 highest | 13 highest | 2 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More health data for Philippines
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5317 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,456 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,006 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1327 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1387 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Philippines?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Philippines was 9 highest in 2017, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 25 highest in 1993.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 highest in 2017.
- How does Philippines rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5?
- Philippines ranks 31st out of 33 countries with data for 2017.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age twelve months per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).