What is infant mortality rate in Philippines?

Infant mortality rate in Philippines was 2.17 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Philippines?

The highest recorded value was 7.55 deaths per 100 live births in 1954.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Philippines?

The lowest recorded value was 2.17 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Philippines rank for infant mortality rate?

Philippines ranks 66th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Philippines?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Philippines data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Philippines

Name: Infant mortality rate in Philippines
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Philippines: Infant mortality rate was 2.17 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

2.17 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.7%

World rank

66th

of 199 countries

All-time high

7.55 deaths per 100 live births

in 1954

All-time low

2.17 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1954–2024

Infant mortality rate in Philippines, 1954–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 2.17 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Philippines peaked at 7.55 deaths per 100 live births in 1954 and was at its lowest, 2.17 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Philippines ranks 66th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 71 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	6.96 deaths per 100 live births	6.41 deaths per 100 live births	7.55 deaths per 100 live births	6
1960s	5.73 deaths per 100 live births	5.36 deaths per 100 live births	6.23 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	5.32 deaths per 100 live births	5.29 deaths per 100 live births	5.34 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	4.82 deaths per 100 live births	4.1 deaths per 100 live births	5.26 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	3.21 deaths per 100 live births	2.77 deaths per 100 live births	3.88 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.52 deaths per 100 live births	2.33 deaths per 100 live births	2.73 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.24 deaths per 100 live births	2.21 deaths per 100 live births	2.3 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	2.23 deaths per 100 live births	2.17 deaths per 100 live births	2.27 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Philippines

63 Marshall Islands 2.27 deaths per 100 live births compare
64 Nepal 2.22 deaths per 100 live births compare
65 Niue 2.22 deaths per 100 live births compare
67 Venezuela 2.12 deaths per 100 live births compare
68 Egypt 2.08 deaths per 100 live births compare
69 Micronesia (country) 2.03 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Philippines

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,456 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 7,006 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1.07 million (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1.06 million (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1.08 million (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1.07 million (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1.07 million (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1.06 million (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Philippines?: Infant mortality rate in Philippines was 2.17 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Philippines?: The highest recorded value was 7.55 deaths per 100 live births in 1954.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Philippines?: The lowest recorded value was 2.17 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Philippines rank for infant mortality rate?: Philippines ranks 66th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Philippines?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Philippines data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .