Thailand vs Tonga: Infant mortality rate
Thailand
0.7729 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tonga
0.7775 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Thailand rank
131st
Tonga rank
130th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Thailand
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.7775 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7729 deaths per 100 live births in Thailand, a difference of 0.0046 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Thailand ahead.
Thailand ranks 131st and Tonga ranks 130th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 6 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.25 deaths per 100 live births | 5.16 deaths per 100 live births | 4.09 deaths per 100 live births | Thailand |
| 1970s | 6.43 deaths per 100 live births | 3.1 deaths per 100 live births | 3.33 deaths per 100 live births | Thailand |
| 1980s | 4.09 deaths per 100 live births | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 1.98 deaths per 100 live births | Thailand |
| 1990s | 2.45 deaths per 100 live births | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8771 deaths per 100 live births | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 0.281 deaths per 100 live births | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9729 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0596 deaths per 100 live births | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.8182 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8218 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0036 deaths per 100 live births | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Thailand or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.7775 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7729 deaths per 100 live births in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Thailand and Tonga?
- 0.0046 deaths per 100 live births, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Tonga?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Thailand and Tonga rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Thailand ranks 131st and Tonga ranks 130th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .