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