Mortality rate, under-5, female in Philippines
Philippines: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 23.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
23.6 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
64th
of 196 countries
All-time high
96.8 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
23.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, 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
Philippines recorded 23.6 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Philippines peaked at 96.8 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 23.6 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Philippines 64th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, female in Philippines, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 96.8 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 93.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1962 | 90.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 88.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 86.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 84.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 82.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 81.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 79.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 78.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 77.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 76.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 76 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 75.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 75.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 75.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 75.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 74.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 74.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 73.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 72.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 71.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 70.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 69 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 67.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 65.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 63 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 60.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 56.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 53.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 50.2 per 1,000 live births | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 47.2 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 44.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 42.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 40.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 38.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 37 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 35.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 34.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 33.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 32.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 32.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 31.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 30.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 30.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 29.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 28.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 28 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 27.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 26.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 26.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 26 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 25.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 25.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 25.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 24.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 24.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 24.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 25 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 25.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 25 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 24.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 24.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 24.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 23.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.28 per 1,000 live births | 78.2 per 1,000 live births | 96.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.42 per 1,000 live births | 73.4 per 1,000 live births | 77.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.95 per 1,000 live births | 53.5 per 1,000 live births | 72.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.38 per 1,000 live births | 33.6 per 1,000 live births | 50.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.8 per 1,000 live births | 26.9 per 1,000 live births | 32.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.32 per 1,000 live births | 24.8 per 1,000 live births | 26.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4 per 1,000 live births | 23.6 per 1,000 live births | 25 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 61 Lao People's Democratic Republic 25.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 62 Tajikistan 24.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 63 Marshall Islands 23.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 65 Nepal 23.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 66 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 22.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 67 Guyana 21.9 per 1,000 live births compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Philippines?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Philippines was 23.6 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, under-5, female recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Philippines rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Philippines ranks 64th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.