Mortality rate, infant in Philippines
Philippines: Mortality rate, infant was 21.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
21.7 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
65th
of 197 countries
All-time high
62.3 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
21.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant 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
Philippines recorded 21.7 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Philippines peaked at 62.3 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 21.7 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 in Philippines, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 62.3 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 60.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 59.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 58.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 57.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 56.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 55.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 54.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 54.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 53.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 53.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 52.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 52.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 53 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 53.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 53.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 53.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 53.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 53.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 52.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 52.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 52.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 51.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 50.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 49.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 48.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 47.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 45.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 43.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 41 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 38.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 36.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 34.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 33.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 32 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 30.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 29.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 29 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 28.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 27.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 27.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 26.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 26.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 25.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 25.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 25 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 24.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 24.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 23.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 23.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 23 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 22.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 22.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 22.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 22.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 22.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 22.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 22.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 22.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 22.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 22.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 22.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 22 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 21.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.3 per 1,000 live births | 53.6 per 1,000 live births | 62.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.14 per 1,000 live births | 52.9 per 1,000 live births | 53.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.24 per 1,000 live births | 41 per 1,000 live births | 52.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.13 per 1,000 live births | 27.7 per 1,000 live births | 38.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.24 per 1,000 live births | 23.3 per 1,000 live births | 27.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.41 per 1,000 live births | 22.1 per 1,000 live births | 23 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.28 per 1,000 live births | 21.7 per 1,000 live births | 22.7 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 62 Guyana 23.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 63 Marshall Islands 22.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 64 Nepal 22.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 66 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 21.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 67 Egypt 20.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 68 Micronesia, Federated States of 20.3 per 1,000 live births compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Philippines?
- Mortality rate, infant in Philippines was 21.7 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 recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 62.3 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Philippines rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Philippines ranks 65th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.