Philippines vs Thailand
Philippines vs Thailand: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 2.7 per 100 live births in Philippines and 0.9 per 100 live births in Thailand, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Philippines, by 1.8 per 100 live births, or 2.94 times that in Thailand.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
What the numbers say
- Philippines has been higher since 1974, when it overtook Thailand.
- In 2024, Philippines ranked 64 and Thailand ranked 133 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
| Year | Philippines | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 2.8 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2.8 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2.8 | 1 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 2.8 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1.4 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1.5 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 3.5 | 2 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 4 | 2.5 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 4.5 | 3 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 5 | 3.3 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 1987 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 6.9 | 4.6 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 7.4 | 5 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 7.7 | 5.5 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 8 | 6.4 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 8.1 | 7 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 8.2 | 9 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 8.3 | 10 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | 8.4 | 10.5 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | 8.6 | 10.9 | 15 |
| 1967 | 8.7 | 11.4 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | 8.9 | 11.9 | 15.1 |
| 1965 | 9.1 | 12.3 | 15.1 |
| 1964 | 9.3 | 12.8 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | 9.5 | 13.3 | 16.2 |
| 1962 | 9.7 | 13.8 | 17 |
| 1961 | 10 | 14.3 | 18.8 |
| 1960 | 10.3 | 14.8 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | 10.7 | 15.3 | 19.9 |
| 1958 | 11.1 | 15.8 | 19.7 |
| 1957 | 11.5 | 16.3 | 20.5 |
| 1956 | 12 | 16.9 | 21.3 |
| 1955 | 12.5 | 17.5 | 22.3 |
| 1954 | 13 | 18.1 | 22.8 |
| 1953 | 13.6 | 18.7 | 23.3 |
| 1952 | 15.5 | 19.4 | 23.9 |
| 1951 | 16.4 | 20 | 24.3 |
| 1950 | 17.5 | 20.7 | 24.7 |
| 1949 | – | 21.5 | 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
Philippines vs Thailand
Health
- Life expectancyPhilippines: 69.8 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Infant mortalityPhilippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionPhilippines: 2.77% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide ratePhilippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPhilippines: 115 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthPhilippines: 0.84% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePhilippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPhilippines: 55.8% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median agePhilippines: 25.3 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPhilippines: 5.3% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
- Net migration ratePhilippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Thailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPhilippines: 1.3% of GDP in 2025Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPhilippines: $6.3B in 2025Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personPhilippines: $55 in 2025Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPhilippines: 5.4% of government spending in 2025Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPhilippines: 157,000 people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerPhilippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPhilippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPhilippines: 846 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPhilippines: 4 million TIV in 2007Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024