Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Philippines
Philippines: Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 was 11 highest in 2017. ▼ Falling
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Philippines, 1993–2017
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Philippines is 11 highest, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Philippines peaked at 33 highest in 1993 and was at its lowest, 11 highest, in 2017.
That places Philippines 32nd out of 34 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Philippines, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 33 highest | — |
| 1998 | 29 highest | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 21 highest | -27.6% |
| 2008 | 17 highest | -19.0% |
| 2013 | 17 highest | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 highest | -35.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31 highest | 29 highest | 33 highest | 2 |
| 2000s | 19 highest | 17 highest | 21 highest | 2 |
| 2010s | 14 highest | 11 highest | 17 highest | 2 |
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More health data for Philippines
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5317 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,456 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,006 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3352 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Philippines?
- Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Philippines was 11 highest in 2017, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 33 highest in 1993.
- What is the lowest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 highest in 2017.
- How does Philippines rank for under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5?
- Philippines ranks 32nd out of 34 countries with data for 2017.
- Is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-5 mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age five years per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).