Philippines vs Solomon Islands: Number of child deaths per woman

Philippines
0.0712 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Solomon Islands
0.069 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Philippines rank
59th
Solomon Islands rank
60th

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • Philippines
  • Solomon Islands
00.511.52194319832024

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 0.0712 under-five deaths per woman against 0.069 under-five deaths per woman in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.0022 under-five deaths per woman.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Solomon Islands ahead.

Philippines ranks 59th and Solomon Islands ranks 60th of 200 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 2 and Solomon Islands in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1950s 0.9862 under-five deaths per woman 1.42 under-five deaths per woman 0.434 under-five deaths per woman Solomon Islands
1960s 0.6269 under-five deaths per woman 0.9527 under-five deaths per woman 0.3258 under-five deaths per woman Solomon Islands
1970s 0.4654 under-five deaths per woman 0.5329 under-five deaths per woman 0.0675 under-five deaths per woman Solomon Islands
1980s 0.3385 under-five deaths per woman 0.285 under-five deaths per woman 0.0536 under-five deaths per woman Philippines
1990s 0.1843 under-five deaths per woman 0.1796 under-five deaths per woman 0.0047 under-five deaths per woman Philippines
2000s 0.1182 under-five deaths per woman 0.1322 under-five deaths per woman 0.0141 under-five deaths per woman Solomon Islands
2010s 0.0849 under-five deaths per woman 0.1088 under-five deaths per woman 0.0239 under-five deaths per woman Solomon Islands
2020s 0.0749 under-five deaths per woman 0.0789 under-five deaths per woman 0.004 under-five deaths per woman Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Philippines or Solomon Islands?
Philippines, at 0.0712 under-five deaths per woman against 0.069 under-five deaths per woman in Solomon Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Philippines and Solomon Islands?
0.0022 under-five deaths per woman, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Solomon Islands?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Philippines and Solomon Islands rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
Philippines ranks 59th and Solomon Islands ranks 60th 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).