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Mortality in Philippines, by the numbers

Philippines sits in East Asia & Pacific. A newborn there can expect about 70.0 years of life, 151st of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Philippines, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
70.0 yrs
151st of 212
Premature NCD mortality
31.9 %
10th highest of 182
Life expectancy at 60
14.8 yrs
15th lowest of 182

17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How Philippines ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 70.0 yrs 151 of 212 2024
Age-standardized death rate 12.8 /1,000 26 of 182 2021
Crude death rate 6.4 /1,000 141 of 212 2024
Life expectancy at 60 14.8 yrs 168 of 182 2021
Male mortality penalty 98.8 /1,000 35 of 212 2024
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 6.0 yrs 61 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 71.2 men/100 women 53 of 212 2024
Infant mortality 21.7 /1,000 63 of 192 2024
Maternal mortality 84.0 /100k 69 of 191 2023
Premature NCD mortality 31.9 % 10 of 182 2021
Suicide rate 3.5 /100k 146 of 182 2021
Road-traffic deaths 12.0 /100k 112 of 187 2019
Adult obesity 2.9 % 131 of 143 2011
Recorded alcohol per adult 5.7 L 77 of 185 2020
Population aged 65+ 5.5 % 138 of 212 2024
Health spending per capita $194 130 of 191 2023
GDP per capita $3,985 148 of 212 2024

Measured against the rest of the world, Philippines's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 10th highest premature NCD mortality in the world (31.9 %) and the 15th lowest life expectancy at 60 in the world (14.8 yrs). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Philippines; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.