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Philippines - Infant Mortality Rate 1999

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank
27.7 −0.6 from 1998 Global rank: 99th

Philippines's infant mortality rate was 27.7 in 1999, decreased +0.6 from 28.3 in 1998. This was the 99th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1999▾
Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 1999
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Singapore 3.2 -5.9%
2nd Iceland 3.4 -5.6%
3rd Japan 3.4 -5.6%
4th Sweden 3.4 -2.9%
5th Finland 3.6 -5.3%
6th Norway 4.0 -2.4%
7th Luxembourg 4.1 -6.8%
8th France 4.2 -4.5%
9th Monaco 4.4 -2.2%
10th Germany 4.5 -4.3%
11th Spain 4.5 -4.3%
12th Austria 4.6 -4.2%
13th Switzerland 4.7 -2.1%
14th Czechia 4.8 -7.7%
15th Denmark 4.8 0.0%
16th Slovenia 4.8 -5.9%
17th Belgium 5.0 -5.7%
18th Italy 5.0 -5.7%
19th Australia 5.2 -1.9%
20th Netherlands 5.2 -1.9%
21st Canada 5.3 -1.9%
22nd San Marino 5.4 -6.9%
23rd United Kingdom 5.6 -1.8%
24th Israel 5.8 -4.9%
25th Greece 5.9 -6.3%
26th Portugal 5.9 -6.3%
27th Ireland 6.1 0.0%
28th European Union 6.2 -5.2%
29th Cyprus 6.2 -6.1%
30th Korea 6.2 -6.1%
31st New Zealand 6.2 -3.1%
32nd Andorra 6.8 -4.2%
33rd Malta 6.9 -4.2%
34th Cuba 7.1 -4.1%
35th United States 7.2 -1.4%
36th Croatia 7.5 -2.6%
37th Malaysia 8.3 -6.7%
38th Slovak Republic 8.4 -4.5%
39th Turks and Caicos Islands 8.4 -4.5%
40th United Arab Emirates 8.6 -2.3%
41st Brunei Darussalam 8.6 -2.3%
42nd Poland 8.7 -8.4%
43rd Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.9 -7.3%
44th Lithuania 8.9 -4.3%
45th Hungary 9.1 -4.2%
46th Estonia 9.5 -7.8%
47th Chile 9.7 -3.0%
48th Belarus 10.7 -6.1%
49th Qatar 10.8 -3.6%
50th Kuwait 10.9 -2.7%
51st Bahrain 11.1 -6.7%
52nd Serbia 11.5 -6.5%
53rd Costa Rica 11.7 -3.3%
54th Seychelles 11.8 0.0%
55th Antigua and Barbuda 12.4 -1.6%
56th Latvia 12.5 -6.7%
57th Barbados 12.9 0.8%
58th Montenegro 13.1 -1.5%
59th Sri Lanka 13.5 -4.3%
60th Grenada 13.6 -2.2%
61st Bahamas, The 13.7 -1.4%
62nd Tonga 14.1 -2.8%
63rd Oman 14.3 -7.1%
64th British Virgin Islands 14.7 -2.0%
65th Bulgaria 14.9 -3.2%
66th Uruguay 15.3 -4.4%
67th North Macedonia 15.4 -5.5%
68th St. Lucia 16.0 0.0%
69th Russian Federation 16.2 -3.6%
70th Dominica 16.3 1.9%
71st Fiji 16.7 -1.2%
72nd Samoa 16.9 -3.4%
73rd Argentina 17.3 -4.4%
74th Mauritius 17.8 -6.3%
75th Ukraine 18.3 -3.2%
76th Lebanon 18.5 -4.6%
77th Albania 18.7 -4.6%
78th Romania 19.1 -5.4%
79th Jamaica 19.5 -3.0%
80th Thailand 19.5 -4.9%
81st St. Vincent and the Grenadines 19.5 0.5%
82nd Belize 20.3 -3.8%
83rd Panama 20.8 -1.9%
84th St. Kitts and Nevis 20.9 -3.2%
85th Saudi Arabia 21.2 -6.2%
86th Syrian Arab Republic 21.6 -4.0%
87th Vanuatu 21.8 -1.8%
88th Libya 22.1 -3.1%
89th Colombia 22.3 -3.0%
90th Viet Nam 22.7 -5.0%
91st Palau 23.1 -3.7%
92nd Jordan 23.5 -2.9%
93rd Solomon Islands 23.5 -1.3%
94th Mexico 24.9 -4.6%
95th Tunisia 25.3 -5.2%
96th Ecuador 25.5 -5.9%
97th Trinidad and Tobago 26.5 -1.1%
98th West Bank and Gaza 27.2 -3.5%
99th Philippines 27.7 -2.1%
100th El Salvador 28.1 -5.7%
101st Suriname 28.2 -3.4%
102nd Armenia 29.3 -5.2%
103rd Paraguay 29.3 -2.0%
104th Moldova 30.2 -5.9%
105th Honduras 30.8 -25.2%
106th Brazil 31.0 -6.1%
107th Georgia 31.1 -4.9%
108th China 31.9 -5.6%
109th Cabo Verde 32.3 -9.0%
110th Peru 32.4 -7.7%
111th Nicaragua 32.6 -12.6%
112th Iran, Islamic Republic of 33.1 -4.6%
113th Türkiye 33.2 -7.3%
114th Marshall Islands 33.4 0.9%
115th Micronesia, Federated States of 34.3 -2.8%
116th Dominican Republic 34.5 -2.8%
117th Algeria 35.7 -2.5%
118th Tuvalu 36.9 -2.9%
119th Maldives 37.3 -9.5%
120th Kazakhstan 38.3 -5.4%
121st Iraq 39.0 -1.8%
122nd Nauru 39.1 -4.4%
123rd Egypt, Arab Republic of 41.8 -5.6%
124th Guatemala 42.3 -3.6%
125th Guyana 42.3 -2.3%
126th Botswana 42.4 1.7%
127th Indonesia 43.2 -4.4%
128th Kyrgyz Republic 46.4 -4.9%
129th South Africa 46.4 1.1%
130th Morocco 46.9 -3.7%
131st Kosovo 47.3 -8.0%
132nd Namibia 47.5 -2.5%
133rd Kiribati 50.6 -3.1%
134th Mongolia 50.8 -6.1%
135th Gabon 51.9 -2.1%
136th São Tomé and Principe 54.0 -5.1%
137th Papua New Guinea 56.8 -1.4%
138th Uzbekistan 57.0 -2.6%
139th Zimbabwe 58.4 0.2%
140th Eritrea 60.2 9.5%
141st Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 60.4 -1.6%
142nd Turkmenistan 61.3 -4.2%
143rd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 62.7 -4.9%
144th Bangladesh 63.3 -5.4%
145th Bhutan 63.4 -5.1%
146th Ghana 63.7 -2.5%
147th Azerbaijan 64.0 -5.6%
148th Nepal 65.1 -5.1%
149th Kenya 66.0 -2.8%
150th Tajikistan 67.0 -6.7%
151st Comoros 67.1 -3.6%
152nd India 68.2 -2.8%
153rd Madagascar 68.3 -3.8%
154th Mauritania 69.7 -2.2%
155th Eswatini 71.5 2.6%
156th Sudan 72.7 -2.3%
157th Togo 72.8 -2.8%
158th Haiti 73.1 -3.4%
159th Congo, Republic of 73.9 0.8%
160th Myanmar 75.5 -2.2%
161st Gambia, The 75.6 -3.2%
162nd Senegal 75.9 -1.4%
163rd Lesotho 77.4 0.9%
164th Yemen, Republic of 79.2 -3.5%
165th Benin 81.4 -2.2%
166th Djibouti 82.0 -1.3%
167th Cameroon 84.4 -1.3%
168th Lao PDR 89.5 -2.8%
169th Tanzania 89.9 -4.2%
170th Burundi 91.0 -2.2%
171st Pakistan 91.4 -2.7%
172nd Cambodia 92.0 -3.0%
173rd Zambia 92.5 -2.0%
174th Uganda 93.0 -2.6%
175th Côte d'Ivoire 93.2 -1.8%
176th Congo, Democratic Republic of 93.3 -1.8%
177th Burkina Faso 94.2 -1.9%
178th Nigeria 99.5 -2.1%
179th Guinea 100.8 -3.6%
180th Central African Republic 101.2 -1.3%
181st Guinea-Bissau 102.9 -2.5%
182nd Chad 103.7 -1.5%
183rd Somalia, Fed. Rep. 104.3 0.0%
184th Malawi 105.5 -3.3%
185th Mali 105.9 -2.6%
186th Equatorial Guinea 109.2 -2.2%
187th Niger 111.3 -3.2%
188th Mozambique 112.4 -5.4%
189th Afghanistan 113.0 -2.5%
190th Rwanda 117.2 -5.7%
191st Angola 117.6 -1.8%
192nd South Sudan 122.9 -47.6%
193rd Sierra Leone 125.7 -1.6%
194th Timor-Leste 130.3 3.2%
195th Liberia 131.9 -5.4%
Source: World Bank (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN)

FAQ

What was Philippines's infant mortality rate in 1999?▾

Philippines's infant mortality rate in 1999 was 27.7. This ranked 99th globally.

How did Philippines's infant mortality rate change in 1999?▾

Philippines's infant mortality rate decreased by 2.1% in 1999 compared to 1998.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 1999?▾

Liberia had the highest infant mortality rate in 1999 at 131.9.

What is the infant mortality rate of Philippines in 1999?▾

The infant mortality rate of Philippines in 1999 was 27.7. This ranked 99th globally.

How does 1999 compare to 1998 for Philippines's infant mortality rate?▾

Philippines's infant mortality rate went from 28.3 in 1998 to 27.7 in 1999, a 2.1% decrease.

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