Colombia vs Philippines

Colombia vs Philippines: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 1.2 per 100 live births in Colombia and 2.7 per 100 live births in Philippines, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Philippines, by 1.5 per 100 live births, or 2.3 times that in Colombia.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Colombia vs Philippines: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 1.2 per 100 live births in Colombia and 2.7 per 100 live births in Philippines, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Philippines, by 1.5 per 100 live births, or 2.3 times that in Colombia.
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What the numbers say

  • Philippines has been higher since 1975, when it overtook Colombia.
  • In 2024, Colombia ranked 115 and Philippines ranked 64 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • 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

YearColombiaPhilippinesWorld
20241.22.73.7
20231.22.73.8
20221.22.84
20211.32.84
20201.32.83.9
20191.42.84
20181.42.84
20171.52.84.1
20161.52.84.2
20151.62.84.3
20141.62.84.4
20131.72.84.5
20121.72.94.7
20111.82.95
20101.835.1
20091.935.3
200823.15.5
200723.15.7
20062.13.26
20052.13.36.2
20042.23.46.6
20032.33.46.8
20022.43.57.1
20012.43.67.4
20002.53.77.7
19992.63.87.9
19982.73.98.3
19972.848.4
19962.94.18.6
199534.38.8
19943.14.58.9
19933.24.79.1
19923.359.2
19913.55.39.3
19903.65.69.4
19893.75.99.5
19883.96.310
198746.69.9
19864.26.910.3
19854.97.210.6
19844.67.410.9
19834.97.611.1
19825.27.711.2
19815.57.811.6
19805.97.911.9
19796.2811.9
19786.68.112.3
197778.112.6
19767.48.212.8
19757.98.213.1
19748.38.213.3
19738.78.213.5
197298.213.7
19719.48.313.9
19709.88.314.2
196910.18.414.6
196810.58.615
196710.88.715.3
196611.28.915.1
196511.69.115.1
196411.99.315.7
196312.39.516.2
196212.79.717
196113.11018.8
196013.610.320.2
195914.110.719.9
195814.511.119.7
195715.111.520.5
195615.61221.3
195516.112.522.3
195416.71322.8
195317.213.623.3
195217.815.523.9
195118.716.424.3
195019.417.524.7
194921.3–24.9
194821.7–24.9
194722.4–25.5
194624.3–25.8
194524.4–26.7
194425.2–27.4
194325.5–27.7
194225–27.9
194124.3–27.8
194022.8–27.9
193926.4–28
193825.3–28.7
193724.3–28.8
193624.8–29.1
193525.3–29.5
193418.1–30.7
193323–30.5
1932––30.7
193119.6–31.4
193016–31.6
192919.2–32
192820.4–31.9
192723.2–31.9
192623.9–32.7
192519–32.4
192422.8–33.1
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

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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.

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