Number of under-five deaths, male in Philippines
Philippines: Number of under-five deaths, male was 27,811 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
27,811
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
26th
of 197 countries
All-time high
79,376
in 1984
All-time low
27,811
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five deaths, male in Philippines, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, male in Philippines stood at 27,811. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Philippines peaked at 79,376 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 27,811, in 2024.
Philippines ranks 26th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69,646 | — |
| 1961 | 69,837 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 69,836 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 69,934 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 69,910 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 69,630 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 69,161 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 68,688 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 68,102 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 67,818 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 67,885 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 68,136 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 68,415 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 68,736 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 69,353 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 70,273 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 71,209 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 72,556 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 74,343 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 75,707 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 76,545 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 77,104 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 77,837 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 78,796 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 79,376 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 79,073 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 77,850 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 75,974 | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 73,603 | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 70,562 | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 67,291 | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 64,318 | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 61,202 | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 58,226 | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 56,081 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 54,282 | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 52,670 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 51,208 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 50,027 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 49,224 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 48,406 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 47,849 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 47,155 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 46,199 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 45,333 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 44,388 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 43,875 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 43,462 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 43,017 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 42,854 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 42,506 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 41,998 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 41,255 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 40,508 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 39,523 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 38,676 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 37,833 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 36,515 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 35,207 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 33,681 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 32,051 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 30,306 | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 29,096 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 28,477 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 27,811 | -2.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 27,811 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 674, 41.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 27,811 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 436, 63.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69,256 | 67,818 | 69,934 | 10 |
| 1970s | 70,661 | 67,885 | 75,707 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76,672 | 70,562 | 79,376 | 10 |
| 1990s | 56,453 | 49,224 | 67,291 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,254 | 42,854 | 48,406 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,770 | 33,681 | 42,506 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,548 | 27,811 | 32,051 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 495,843 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 201,568 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 983,812 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.87 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.8345 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1128 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Philippines?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Philippines was 27,811 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 79,376 in 1984.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,811 in 2024.
- How does Philippines rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Philippines ranks 26th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of under-five deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.