Neonatal deaths in Philippines

Philippines: Neonatal deaths was 25,061 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
25,061
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
22nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
38,876
in 2001
All-time low
25,061
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Neonatal deaths in Philippines, 2000–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2000201220242000: 38.7k2001: 38.9k2002: 38.3k2003: 37.7k2004: 37.1k2005: 36.3k2006: 36.3k2007: 35.4k2008: 35.4k2009: 35.1k2010: 34.7k2011: 34.3k2012: 33.7k2013: 33.5k2014: 32.6k2015: 32.7k2016: 31.8k2017: 30.9k2018: 30.0k2019: 28.7k2020: 27.4k2021: 26.1k2022: 25.9k2023: 25.6k2024: 25.1k

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 25,061 for neonatal deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Philippines peaked at 38,876 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 25,061, in 2024.

Philippines ranks 22nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 36,897 35,091 38,876 10
2010s 32,284 28,664 34,694 10
2020s 26,023 25,061 27,439 5

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 19 Mali 27,067 compare
  2. 20 Chad 26,626 compare
  3. 21 Angola 25,491 compare
  4. 23 Cameroon 24,029 compare
  5. 24 Madagascar 23,361 compare
  6. 25 China 22,892 compare

See the full ranking of 221 places β†’

More development goals data for Philippines

All data for Philippines β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal deaths in Philippines?
Neonatal deaths in Philippines was 25,061 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 38,876 in 2001.
What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 25,061 in 2024.
How does Philippines rank for neonatal deaths?
Philippines ranks 22nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal deaths rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 25 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Neonatal deaths in Philippines. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 15 August 2026, from https://development-goals.statizoid.com/stat/neonatal-deaths-number/philippines/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://development-goals.statizoid.com/stat/neonatal-deaths-number/philippines/">Neonatal deaths in Philippines</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Neonatal deaths (number)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
221 places, 5,525 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed