Life Simulator

Philippines: what if you were born here?

Every year 1,840,477 babies are born here — 2% of the births across the game’s 30 countries.

69.9 yearsLife expectancy
34%Lived to 80
Be born hereBe born anywhere, by real birth odds

1,000 lives born here, lived by the game

Each life starts from this country’s births and makes the choices most people make. Shares of adults are of the lives that reached 30. Next to each figure: the same for babies born anywhere in the game’s 30 countries.

Average lifespan69.7 years30 countries 71.4 years
Lived to 8034%30 countries 40.5%
Ever married90.1%30 countries 93.2%
Children, on average1.8430 countries 2.54
Went to university39.4%30 countries 31.4%
Rose far above their start6.2%30 countries 7.4%
Moved abroad5.9%30 countries 2.3%

How these lives ended — the most common

  1. Stroke23.7%
  2. Ischaemic heart disease14.9%
  3. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease10.5%
  4. Other infectious diseases6.3%
  5. Lung cancer5.7%

The most common work

  1. Retail8.9%
  2. Labouring8.3%
  3. Office clerical7.5%
  4. Farm hands6.8%
  5. Driving6.1%

Official statistics

YearSource
Life expectancy at birth, women73 years2024World Bank WDI
Life expectancy at birth, men67 years2024World Bank WDI
Infant deaths per 1,000 births21.72024World Bank WDI
Deaths before 5 per 1,000 births26.52024World Bank WDI
Births per woman1.892024World Bank WDI
Income per person (GDP, PPP)$12,5772025World Bank WDI
Inequality (Gini index)39.32023World Bank WDI
Expected years of schooling12.8 years2023UNDP Human Development Report 2025 via Our World in Data
Living in cities55.8%2025World Bank WDI
Using the internet67.3%2024World Bank WDI
Life satisfaction (0–10)6.212025World Happiness Report
Military serviceNot compulsory2024CIA World Factbook 2024 reproduced by Theodora.com

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One life at a time, by real numbers

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