Country page · East Asia & Pacific
If you were born in the Philippines
1 in 72 babies · 1.38% of births · about 1,856,212 a year
Right now, about 1.38% of the world's babies are born in the Philippines — 1 in 72, or roughly 1,856,212 a year and 5,086 a day. Life expectancy there is 69.9 years.
How the 1 in 72 is calculated
This number is not based on population. It uses births: the Philippines has about 1,856,212 births a year, and the world has about 134,147,481. Divide one by the other and you get 1.38% — 1 in 72. Using population instead would understate young countries and overstate ageing ones, so every draw is weighted by births.
Life in Philippines, in numbers
| Indicator | Value | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy women 73.0 · men 67.0 | 69.9 years | 115th highest of 172 countries |
| Chance of dying before 5 26.5 / 1,000 | 2.7% | 110th lowest of 170 countries |
| Chance of dying before 1 21.7 / 1,000 | 2.2% | 109th lowest of 170 countries |
| Mothers who die giving birth per 100,000 births | 84 | 106th lowest of 170 countries |
| Children per woman | 1.89 | 78th lowest of 172 countries |
| Expected years of schooling | 13.1 years | 83rd highest of 168 countries |
| Tertiary enrollment | 47.4% | 78th highest of 168 countries |
| Income per person (PPP) GDP per capita, PPP | $12,577 | 105th highest of 170 countries |
| Income inequality closer to 0 = more equal | 39.30 | 50th highest of 157 countries |
| People living in cities | 55.8% | 109th highest of 172 countries |
| People working in farming | 20.5% | 92nd lowest of 171 countries |
| People using the internet | 67.3% | 108th highest of 172 countries |
| Homicide per 100,000 people | 4.3 | 102nd lowest of 155 countries |
| Health costs paid out of pocket share of health spending | 44.4% | 125th lowest of 168 countries |
| Adults living with HIV | 0.30% | 74th highest of 142 countries |
| People who smoke | 19.9% | — |
How to read these numbers
Income is shown in purchasing-power-parity dollars, so it compares what money buys locally rather than market exchange rates. The under-5 rate is the share of babies who die before their fifth birthday; the maternal mortality ratio is per 100,000 live births. A Gini index closer to 0 means a more equal income distribution, and a higher number means a more unequal one.
Each indicator uses the most recent year with a non-empty value, which can differ by country; the rank compares this country with the other 171 in the dataset, not with every country on Earth. Where a value is missing, the page shows a dash rather than an estimate.
the Philippines compared with East Asia & Pacific
Life expectancy in the Philippines is 69.9 years, against a East Asia & Pacific average of 74.8. The under-5 death rate is 2.7%, versus 1.8% across the region. Income per person is $12,577, against $34,115 regionally; expected schooling is 13.1 years against 13.2. 55.8% of people live in cities, against 59.6% in the region.
| Indicator | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 69.9 years old | 74.8 years old | 73.3 years old |
| Under-5 deaths | 2.7% | 1.8% | 2.6% |
| Income per person (PPP) | $12,577 | $34,115 | $30,311 |
| Expected schooling | 13.1 years | 13.2 years | 13.0 years |
| People in cities | 55.8% | 59.6% | 61.6% |
What a life there looks like
Put those numbers together and you get a life: about 69.9 years on average, with roughly 26.5 of every 1,000 babies dying before their fifth birthday. A child can expect 13.1 years of school, and income per person is around $12,577. These are averages — every life still lands somewhere on the distribution.
If you play as someone born in Philippines
The game draws the Philippines in about 1 of every 72 births. From there the life runs year by year: 69.9 years of life expectancy on average, a 2.7% chance of dying before five, and an income of about $12,577 per person. Choices move the odds; the starting statistics do not.
Nearby and similar countries
- Chance of being born in Vietnam — 1 in 98
- Chance of being born in Indonesia — 1 in 30
- Chance of being born in China — 1 in 14
- All 172 countries
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Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, with UN World Population Prospects 2024 and UN IGME for births and mortality. Values are the most recent non-empty year for each indicator; the year is noted where it differs. Page updated Oct 24, 2026.