Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Lesotho or Thailand?

Thailand, at 4,873 deaths against 4,009 deaths in Lesotho as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Lesotho and Thailand?

864 deaths, with Thailand ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Thailand: Number of children who die before age 5

Lesotho

4,009 deaths

in 2023

Thailand

4,873 deaths

in 2023

Lesotho rank

75th

Thailand rank

72nd

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Lesotho
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 4,873 deaths against 4,009 deaths in Lesotho, a difference of 864 deaths.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 75th and Thailand ranks 72nd of 236 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6,052 deaths	175,116 deaths	169,064 deaths	Thailand
1960s	6,631 deaths	156,788 deaths	150,156 deaths	Thailand
1970s	7,213 deaths	103,591 deaths	96,378 deaths	Thailand
1980s	6,150 deaths	56,482 deaths	50,333 deaths	Thailand
1990s	5,747 deaths	30,759 deaths	25,012 deaths	Thailand
2000s	6,285 deaths	15,482 deaths	9,197 deaths	Thailand
2010s	5,031 deaths	8,239 deaths	3,207 deaths	Thailand
2020s	4,195 deaths	5,256 deaths	1,062 deaths	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Lesotho or Thailand?: Thailand, at 4,873 deaths against 4,009 deaths in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Lesotho and Thailand?: 864 deaths, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Thailand?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Thailand rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Lesotho ranks 75th and Thailand ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.