East Asia & Pacific · population about 115 million
If you were born in the Philippines
Right now, about 1.40% of the babies born on Earth are born in the Philippines: 1 in 72, about 1.8 million a year, or about 3.5 a minute.
The chance that a baby born in the Philippines dies before turning five is 2.7%, about 4.2 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 73.0 years for women and 66.5 years for men.
Life in the Philippines, in numbers
Life expectancy69.8 yearswomen 73.0 · men 66.5United States 79.3 years · 58th lowest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 52.7%27 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 62nd highest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 12.2%22 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 62nd highest of 172 countries
Mothers who die giving birth78 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 69th highest of 172 countries
Children per woman1.92total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 82nd lowest of 172 countries
Expected years of schooling12.8 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 75th lowest of 172 countries
College and university enrollment38%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 81st lowest of 172 countries
Income per person (PPP)$9,899GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 63rd lowest of 172 countries
Income inequality0.35Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 81st lowest of 172 countries
People living in cities55%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 62nd lowest of 172 countries
People working in farming23%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 77th highest of 172 countries
People using the internet78%United States 94% · 82nd lowest of 172 countries
Women married before 1815%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 77th highest of 172 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket41%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 49th highest of 172 countries
HIV0.23%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 83rd lowest of 172 countries
Homicide4.3 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 66th highest of 172 countries
Road traffic deaths11 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 63rd lowest of 172 countries
People who smokemen 38% · women 5%
Life satisfaction6.05 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 57th highest of 156 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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