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

Thailand, at 4,873 deaths against 4,191 deaths in Libya as of 2023.

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

682 deaths, with Thailand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya 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.

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

Libya

4,191 deaths

in 2023

Thailand

4,873 deaths

in 2023

Libya rank

74th

Thailand rank

72nd

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Libya
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 4,873 deaths against 4,191 deaths in Libya, a difference of 682 deaths.

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

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

Libya ranks 74th 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	Libya	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1950s	21,544 deaths	175,116 deaths	153,571 deaths	Thailand
1960s	18,112 deaths	156,788 deaths	138,676 deaths	Thailand
1970s	11,258 deaths	103,591 deaths	92,334 deaths	Thailand
1980s	7,889 deaths	56,482 deaths	48,593 deaths	Thailand
1990s	3,936 deaths	30,759 deaths	26,823 deaths	Thailand
2000s	3,021 deaths	15,482 deaths	12,462 deaths	Thailand
2010s	2,147 deaths	8,239 deaths	6,092 deaths	Thailand
2020s	2,130 deaths	5,256 deaths	3,127 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, Libya or Thailand?: Thailand, at 4,873 deaths against 4,191 deaths in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Libya and Thailand?: 682 deaths, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Thailand?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Libya and Thailand rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Libya ranks 74th 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.