Cambodia vs Philippines
Cambodia vs Philippines: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 1.8 per 100 live births in Cambodia and 2.7 per 100 live births in Philippines, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Philippines, by 0.8 per 100 live births, or 1.44 times that in Cambodia.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
What the numbers say
- Philippines has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Cambodia.
- The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.
Every year
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
| Year | Cambodia | Philippines | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2.8 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2.8 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 4 | 2.9 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4.4 | 3 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 4.7 | 3 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 6 |
| 2005 | 6.4 | 3.3 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 7 | 3.4 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 7.8 | 3.4 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 8.6 | 3.5 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 9.6 | 3.6 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 10.5 | 3.7 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 11.2 | 3.8 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 11.7 | 3.9 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 11.9 | 4 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 12 | 4.1 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 11.9 | 4.3 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 11.8 | 4.5 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 11.7 | 4.7 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 11.6 | 5 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 11.6 | 5.3 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 11.6 | 5.6 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 11.6 | 5.9 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 11.6 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 1987 | 11.7 | 6.6 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 11.8 | 6.9 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 12.1 | 7.2 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 12.4 | 7.4 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 13.1 | 7.6 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 14.2 | 7.7 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 15.9 | 7.8 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 18.2 | 7.9 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 20.7 | 8 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 51.9 | 8.1 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 54.3 | 8.1 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 55.1 | 8.2 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 53.5 | 8.2 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | – | 8.2 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | – | 8.2 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | – | 8.2 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | – | 8.3 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | – | 8.3 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | – | 8.4 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | – | 8.6 | 15 |
| 1967 | – | 8.7 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | – | 8.9 | 15.1 |
| 1965 | – | 9.1 | 15.1 |
| 1964 | – | 9.3 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | – | 9.5 | 16.2 |
| 1962 | – | 9.7 | 17 |
| 1961 | – | 10 | 18.8 |
| 1960 | – | 10.3 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | – | 10.7 | 19.9 |
| 1958 | – | 11.1 | 19.7 |
| 1957 | – | 11.5 | 20.5 |
| 1956 | – | 12 | 21.3 |
| 1955 | – | 12.5 | 22.3 |
| 1954 | – | 13 | 22.8 |
| 1953 | – | 13.6 | 23.3 |
| 1952 | – | 15.5 | 23.9 |
| 1951 | – | 16.4 | 24.3 |
| 1950 | – | 17.5 | 24.7 |
| 1949 | – | – | 24.9 |
| 1948 | – | – | 24.9 |
| 1947 | – | – | 25.5 |
| 1946 | – | – | 25.8 |
| 1945 | – | – | 26.7 |
| 1944 | – | – | 27.4 |
| 1943 | – | – | 27.7 |
| 1942 | – | – | 27.9 |
| 1941 | – | – | 27.8 |
| 1940 | – | – | 27.9 |
| 1939 | – | – | 28 |
| 1938 | – | – | 28.7 |
| 1937 | – | – | 28.8 |
| 1936 | – | – | 29.1 |
| 1935 | – | – | 29.5 |
| 1934 | – | – | 30.7 |
| 1933 | – | – | 30.5 |
| 1932 | – | – | 30.7 |
| 1931 | – | – | 31.4 |
| 1930 | – | – | 31.6 |
| 1929 | – | – | 32 |
| 1928 | – | – | 31.9 |
| 1927 | – | – | 31.9 |
| 1926 | – | – | 32.7 |
| 1925 | – | – | 32.4 |
| 1924 | – | – | 33.1 |
| 1923 | – | – | 33.1 |
| 1922 | – | – | 33.2 |
| 1921 | – | – | 34.2 |
| 1920 | – | – | 34.4 |
| 1919 | – | – | 35.7 |
| 1918 | – | – | 37.6 |
| 1917 | – | – | 35.3 |
| 1916 | – | – | 35.1 |
| 1915 | – | – | 35.3 |
| 1914 | – | – | 35.4 |
| 1913 | – | – | 35.1 |
| 1912 | – | – | 35.5 |
| 1911 | – | – | 36 |
| 1910 | – | – | 36.4 |
| 1909 | – | – | 36.6 |
| 1908 | – | – | 37.2 |
| 1907 | – | – | 37.4 |
| 1906 | – | – | 38.1 |
| 1905 | – | – | 38.8 |
| 1904 | – | – | 38.9 |
| 1903 | – | – | 39.5 |
| 1902 | – | – | 40.1 |
| 1901 | – | – | 40.8 |
| 1900 | – | – | 40.9 |
| 1899 | – | – | 40.8 |
| 1898 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1897 | – | – | 41 |
| 1896 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1895 | – | – | 41.3 |
| 1894 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1893 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1892 | – | – | 41.7 |
| 1891 | – | – | 41.3 |
| 1890 | – | – | 41.5 |
| 1889 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1888 | – | – | 41 |
| 1887 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1886 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1885 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1884 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1883 | – | – | 41.4 |
| 1882 | – | – | 41.5 |
| 1881 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1880 | – | – | 41.6 |
| 1879 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1878 | – | – | 41.6 |
| 1877 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1876 | – | – | 41.4 |
| 1875 | – | – | 41.5 |
| 1874 | – | – | 41.7 |
| 1873 | – | – | 41.8 |
| 1872 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1871 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1870 | – | – | 41.9 |
| 1869 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1868 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1867 | – | – | 42 |
| 1866 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1865 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1864 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1863 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1862 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1861 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1860 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1859 | – | – | 43.7 |
| 1858 | – | – | 43.8 |
| 1857 | – | – | 44.2 |
| 1856 | – | – | 44.2 |
| 1855 | – | – | 44 |
| 1854 | – | – | 43.7 |
| 1853 | – | – | 43.2 |
| 1852 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1851 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1850 | – | – | 42 |
| 1849 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1848 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1847 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1846 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1845 | – | – | 42 |
| 1844 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1843 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1842 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1841 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1840 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1839 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1838 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1837 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1836 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1835 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1834 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1833 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1832 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1831 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1830 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1829 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1828 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1827 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1826 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1825 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1824 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1823 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1822 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1821 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1820 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1819 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1818 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1817 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1816 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1815 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1814 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1813 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1812 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1811 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1810 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1809 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1808 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1807 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1806 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1805 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1804 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1803 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1802 | – | – | 42.7 |
| 1801 | – | – | 42.7 |
| 1800 | – | – | 42.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
- Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cambodia vs Philippines
Health
- Life expectancyCambodia: 70.7 years in 2023Philippines: 69.8 years in 2023
- Infant mortalityCambodia: 19.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Philippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCambodia: 29.1% in 2022Philippines: 47.9% in 2022
- DepressionCambodia: 3.1% in 2017Philippines: 2.77% in 2017
- Suicide rateCambodia: 4.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Philippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCambodia: 17.4 million people in 2023Philippines: 115 million people in 2023
- Population growthCambodia: 1.25% a year in 2023Philippines: 0.84% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCambodia: 2.58 births per woman in 2023Philippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCambodia: 41.1% in 2025Philippines: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageCambodia: 25.8 years in 2023Philippines: 25.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCambodia: 6% in 2023Philippines: 5.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCambodia: -1.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Philippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCambodia: 1.45% of GDP in 2025Philippines: 1.3% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCambodia: $716M in 2025Philippines: $6.3B in 2025
- Military spending per personCambodia: $42 in 2025Philippines: $55 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCambodia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Philippines: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCambodia: 191,000 people in 2020Philippines: 157,000 people in 2020
- National powerCambodia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Philippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCambodia: 2.02% of the labour force in 2020Philippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCambodia: 56 million TIV in 2023Philippines: 846 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCambodia: 1 million TIV in 2000Philippines: 4 million TIV in 2007