Myanmar vs Philippines: Number of child deaths per woman

Myanmar
0.0757 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Philippines
0.0712 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Myanmar rank
58th
Philippines rank
59th

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • Myanmar
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 0.0757 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0712 under-five deaths per woman in Philippines, a difference of 0.0045 under-five deaths per woman.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.

Myanmar ranks 58th and Philippines ranks 59th of 200 countries.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Philippines Difference Ahead
1960s 1.24 under-five deaths per woman 0.6048 under-five deaths per woman 0.637 under-five deaths per woman Myanmar
1970s 0.8437 under-five deaths per woman 0.4654 under-five deaths per woman 0.3783 under-five deaths per woman Myanmar
1980s 0.5502 under-five deaths per woman 0.3385 under-five deaths per woman 0.2117 under-five deaths per woman Myanmar
1990s 0.3274 under-five deaths per woman 0.1843 under-five deaths per woman 0.1431 under-five deaths per woman Myanmar
2000s 0.2108 under-five deaths per woman 0.1182 under-five deaths per woman 0.0926 under-five deaths per woman Myanmar
2010s 0.1178 under-five deaths per woman 0.0849 under-five deaths per woman 0.0329 under-five deaths per woman Myanmar
2020s 0.0833 under-five deaths per woman 0.0749 under-five deaths per woman 0.0084 under-five deaths per woman Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Myanmar or Philippines?
Myanmar, at 0.0757 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0712 under-five deaths per woman in Philippines as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Myanmar and Philippines?
0.0045 under-five deaths per woman, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Philippines?
58 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Myanmar and Philippines rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
Myanmar ranks 58th and Philippines ranks 59th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of child deaths per woman
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).