Number of youth deaths in Philippines
Philippines: Number of youth deaths was 58,733 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Philippines, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 58,733 deaths for number of youth deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Philippines peaked at 133,480 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 58,733 deaths, in 2024.
Philippines ranks 26th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Philippines, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 133,480 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 129,329 deaths | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 121,312 deaths | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 115,541 deaths | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 111,316 deaths | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 108,008 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 104,896 deaths | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 101,992 deaths | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 99,670 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 97,930 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 96,346 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 95,114 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 93,739 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 91,985 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 90,273 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 88,458 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 87,421 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 86,467 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 85,609 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 85,251 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 84,628 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 83,637 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 82,414 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 83,216 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 79,674 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 78,292 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 76,805 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 74,458 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 72,097 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 69,301 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 66,266 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 63,224 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 61,118 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 59,974 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 58,733 deaths | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 112,347 deaths | 97,930 deaths | 133,480 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 90,066 deaths | 85,251 deaths | 96,346 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 78,452 deaths | 69,301 deaths | 84,628 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,863 deaths | 58,733 deaths | 66,266 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Philippines?
- Number of youth deaths in Philippines was 58,733 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 133,480 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,733 deaths in 2024.
- How does Philippines rank for number of youth deaths?
- Philippines ranks 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. 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 Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.