What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Kosovo and Thailand?

0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Thailand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kosovo and Thailand?

40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kosovo vs Thailand: Mortality rate, under-5

Kosovo

8.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Thailand

9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Kosovo rank

133rd

Thailand rank

131st

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Kosovo
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 9 per 1,000 live births against 8.7 per 1,000 live births in Kosovo, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Kosovo ahead.

Kosovo ranks 133rd and Thailand ranks 131st of 197 countries.

Kosovo has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kosovo	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1980s	129.22 per 1,000 live births	43.46 per 1,000 live births	85.76 per 1,000 live births	Kosovo
1990s	77.05 per 1,000 live births	29.18 per 1,000 live births	47.87 per 1,000 live births	Kosovo
2000s	33.27 per 1,000 live births	17.85 per 1,000 live births	15.42 per 1,000 live births	Kosovo
2010s	15.11 per 1,000 live births	12.15 per 1,000 live births	2.96 per 1,000 live births	Kosovo
2020s	9.56 per 1,000 live births	9.52 per 1,000 live births	0.04 per 1,000 live births	Kosovo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Kosovo or Thailand?: Thailand, at 9 per 1,000 live births against 8.7 per 1,000 live births in Kosovo as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Kosovo and Thailand?: 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kosovo and Thailand?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Kosovo and Thailand rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Kosovo ranks 133rd and Thailand ranks 131st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.