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Infant mortality in Philippines
1960 – 2024 · 65 data points
9 of 41 · Countries
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
21.7per 1,000
−0.3
since 2023
Countries · 2024
9 of 41
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−0.4
vs World
−6.0
World: 27.7 · 2024
Infant mortality, 1960 – 2024 per 1,000 people · Philippines · World
−0.4 since 2014
20
40
60
80
1960
1980
1990
2000
2024
Philippines
World
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
Compared with Infant mortality · per 1,000 people
Philippines
21.7
World
27.7
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Philippines · 1960 – 2024
Latest value
21.7 · 2024
First value
62.3 · 1960
Highest
62.3 · 1960
Lowest
21.7 · 2024
Data points
65
By year
All years · 1960 – 2024
| Year | Philippines | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21.7 | −0.3 | 27.7 |
| 2023 | 22.0 | −0.4 | 28.4 |
| 2022 | 22.4 | −0.2 | 29.3 |
| 2021 | 22.6 | −0.1 | 29.3 |
| 2020 | 22.7 | +0.1 | 29.1 |
| 2019 | 22.6 | +0.1 | 29.2 |
| 2018 | 22.5 | +0.2 | 29.6 |
| 2017 | 22.3 | +0.1 | 30.0 |
| 2016 | 22.2 | +0.1 | 30.6 |
| 2015 | 22.1 | ±0.0 | 31.5 |
| 2014 | 22.1 | −0.1 | 32.1 |
| 2013 | 22.2 | −0.2 | 33.1 |
| 2012 | 22.4 | −0.3 | 34.0 |
| 2011 | 22.7 | −0.3 | 35.9 |
| 2010 | 23.0 | −0.3 | 36.7 |
| 2009 | 23.3 | −0.4 | 38.0 |
| 2008 | 23.7 | −0.4 | 39.2 |
| 2007 | 24.1 | −0.4 | 40.7 |
| 2006 | 24.5 | −0.5 | 42.3 |
| 2005 | 25.0 | −0.4 | 44.1 |
| 2004 | 25.4 | −0.5 | 46.3 |
| 2003 | 25.9 | −0.5 | 48.0 |
| 2002 | 26.4 | −0.4 | 49.9 |
| 2001 | 26.8 | −0.5 | 51.9 |
| 2000 | 27.3 | −0.4 | 53.3 |
| 1999 | 27.7 | −0.6 | 55.1 |
| 1998 | 28.3 | −0.7 | 57.0 |
| 1997 | 29.0 | −0.8 | 58.1 |
| 1996 | 29.8 | −1.0 | 59.5 |
| 1995 | 30.8 | −1.2 | 60.2 |
| 1994 | 32.0 | −1.3 | 61.4 |
| 1993 | 33.3 | −1.6 | 62.5 |
| 1992 | 34.9 | −1.8 | 63.3 |
| 1991 | 36.7 | −2.1 | 64.0 |
| 1990 | 38.8 | −2.2 | 64.0 |
| 1989 | 41.0 | −2.3 | — |
| 1988 | 43.3 | −2.1 | — |
| 1987 | 45.4 | −1.8 | — |
| 1986 | 47.2 | −1.5 | — |
| 1985 | 48.7 | −1.2 | — |
| 1984 | 49.9 | −0.8 | — |
| 1983 | 50.7 | −0.8 | — |
| 1982 | 51.5 | −0.6 | — |
| 1981 | 52.1 | −0.5 | — |
| 1980 | 52.6 | −0.3 | — |
| 1979 | 52.9 | −0.4 | — |
| 1978 | 53.3 | −0.1 | — |
| 1977 | 53.4 | ±0.0 | — |
| 1976 | 53.4 | +0.1 | — |
| 1975 | 53.3 | +0.2 | — |
| 1974 | 53.1 | +0.1 | — |
| 1973 | 53.0 | +0.1 | — |
| 1972 | 52.9 | ±0.0 | — |
| 1971 | 52.9 | −0.3 | — |
| 1970 | 53.2 | −0.4 | — |
| 1969 | 53.6 | −0.6 | — |
| 1968 | 54.2 | −0.7 | — |
| 1967 | 54.9 | −0.8 | — |
| 1966 | 55.7 | −0.8 | — |
| 1965 | 56.5 | −0.9 | — |
| 1964 | 57.4 | −0.9 | — |
| 1963 | 58.3 | −1.1 | — |
| 1962 | 59.4 | −1.3 | — |
| 1961 | 60.7 | −1.6 | — |
| 1960 | 62.3 | — |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2013 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Infant mortality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 80.1 | |
| 2 | Liberia | 67.0 | |
| 3 | Congo - Kinshasa | 55.8 | |
| 4 | Yemen | 42.6 | |
| 5 | India | 40.1 | |
| 6 | Congo - Brazzaville | 37.4 | |
| 7 | Gabon | 35.3 | |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 32.6 | |
| 9 | Egypt | 25.1 | |
| 10 | Indonesia | 23.9 | |
| 11 | Algeria | 22.7 | |
| 12 | Philippines | 22.2 | |
| 13 | Honduras | 18.2 | |
| 14 | Mexico | 15.8 | |
| 15 | Colombia | 14.8 | |
| 16 | Brazil | 14.4 | |
| 17 | Ecuador | 14.0 | |
| 18 | Türkiye | 12.1 | |
| 19 | Lebanon | 11.1 | |
| 20 | Argentina | 10.9 | |
| 21 | China | 9.7 | |
| 22 | Romania | 8.9 | |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 8.4 | |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 7.8 | |
| 25 | Russia | 7.6 | |
| 26 | Chile | 7.1 | |
| 27 | United States | 5.9 | |
| 28 | Canada | 4.8 | |
| 29 | Poland | 4.5 | |
| 30 | Lithuania | 4.2 | |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 4.0 | |
| 32 | Netherlands | 3.6 | |
| 33 | Greece | 3.5 | |
| 34 | Germany | 3.3 | |
| 35 | France | 3.1 | |
| 36 | Italy | 3.1 | |
| 37 | South Korea | 3.0 | |
| 38 | Spain | 2.9 | |
| 39 | Czechia | 2.5 | |
| 40 | Norway | 2.4 | |
| 41 | Finland | 2.1 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013
What it means
Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
How it is calculated
Deaths under one year of age divided by live births, times 1,000.
People
Philippines in numbers
Population
117M
2025
Population growth
0.81%
2025
Population density
389
2024
Median age
25.3
2023
Children under 15
27.1%
2025
Residents 65 and over
5.7%
2025
Life expectancy
69.9
2024
Births per woman
1.89
2024
Birth rate
15.9
2024
Net migration
-1.4
2023
Born abroad
0.1%
2024
Urban population
55.8%
2025