Puerto Rico vs Thailand: Child mortality rate

Puerto Rico
0.8%
in 2019
Thailand
0.8%
in 2019
Puerto Rico rank
145th
Thailand rank
147th

Child mortality rate over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Thailand, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Thailand ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 145th and Thailand ranks 147th of 204 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Thailand Difference Ahead
1950s 8.3% 14.0% 5.7% Thailand
1960s 4.8% 9.6% 4.8% Thailand
1970s 2.6% 6.2% 3.6% Thailand
1980s 1.8% 3.9% 2.1% Thailand
1990s 1.4% 2.3% 0.9% Thailand
2000s 1.0% 1.4% 0.4% Thailand
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.0% Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Puerto Rico or Thailand?
Puerto Rico, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Thailand as of 2019.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Puerto Rico and Thailand?
0.0%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Thailand?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Puerto Rico and Thailand rank globally for child mortality rate?
Puerto Rico ranks 145th and Thailand ranks 147th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
%
Source
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed

Probability of death before the age of five.