Mortality rate, infant, female in Philippines
Philippines: Mortality rate, infant, female was 19.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
19.2 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
65th
of 197 countries
All-time high
56.3 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
19.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant, female in Philippines, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, infant, female in Philippines stood at 19.2 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Philippines peaked at 56.3 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 19.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Philippines ranks 65th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, female in Philippines, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 56.3 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 54.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1962 | 53.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 52.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 51.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 50.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 49.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 49 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 48.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 47.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 47.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 47.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 46.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 47 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 47 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 47.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 47.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 47.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 46.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 46.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 46.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 45.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 45.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 44.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 43.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 42.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 41.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 39.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 37.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 35.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 33.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 31.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 30.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 29 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 27.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 26.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 26 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 25.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 24.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 24.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 23.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 23.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 23.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 22.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 22.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 22 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 21.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 21.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 20.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 20.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 20.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 20.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 19.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 19.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 19.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 19.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 19.9 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 20.1 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 20.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 19.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 19.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 19.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.41 per 1,000 live births | 47.7 per 1,000 live births | 56.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 47 per 1,000 live births | 46.5 per 1,000 live births | 47.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.14 per 1,000 live births | 35.5 per 1,000 live births | 46.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.93 per 1,000 live births | 24.2 per 1,000 live births | 33.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.19 per 1,000 live births | 20.6 per 1,000 live births | 23.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.85 per 1,000 live births | 19.6 per 1,000 live births | 20.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.72 per 1,000 live births | 19.2 per 1,000 live births | 20.1 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- 62 Guyana 20.2 per 1,000 live births compare
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- 65 Egypt 19.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 65 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 19.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 68 Iraq 18.1 per 1,000 live births compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in Philippines?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Philippines was 19.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Philippines rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Philippines ranks 65th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.