Ethiopia vs Philippines

Ethiopia vs Philippines: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 4.5 per 100 live births in Ethiopia and 2.7 per 100 live births in Philippines, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 1.8 per 100 live births, or 1.68 times that in Philippines.

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

Ethiopia vs Philippines: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 4.5 per 100 live births in Ethiopia and 2.7 per 100 live births in Philippines, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 1.8 per 100 live births, or 1.68 times that in Philippines.
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What the numbers say

  • Ethiopia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1966.
  • In 2024, Ethiopia ranked 36 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

YearEthiopiaPhilippinesWorld
20244.52.73.7
20235.22.73.8
20226.82.84
202172.84
20205.22.83.9
20195.42.84
20185.62.84
20175.82.84.1
20166.12.84.2
20156.42.84.3
20146.82.84.4
20137.12.84.5
20127.52.94.7
20117.92.95
20108.335.1
20098.735.3
20089.23.15.5
20079.73.15.7
200610.23.26
200510.83.36.2
200411.53.46.6
200312.13.46.8
200212.73.57.1
200113.43.67.4
2000143.77.7
199914.63.87.9
199815.33.98.3
199715.948.4
199616.64.18.6
199517.24.38.8
199417.94.58.9
199318.64.79.1
199219.259.2
199119.75.39.3
199020.25.69.4
198920.75.99.5
198821.16.310
198721.56.69.9
1986306.910.3
198530.67.210.6
198431.77.410.9
198332.37.611.1
198223.67.711.2
198123.97.811.6
198024.27.911.9
197924.4811.9
197824.68.112.3
197724.68.112.6
197624.78.212.8
197528.58.213.1
197428.68.213.3
197328.88.213.5
197228.98.213.7
197124.98.313.9
1970258.314.2
1969258.414.6
1968258.615
196725.18.715.3
196625.18.915.1
1965–9.115.1
1964–9.315.7
1963–9.516.2
1962–9.717
1961–1018.8
1960–10.320.2
1959–10.719.9
1958–11.119.7
1957–11.520.5
1956–1221.3
1955–12.522.3
1954–1322.8
1953–13.623.3
1952–15.523.9
1951–16.424.3
1950–17.524.7
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

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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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