Which has higher number of deaths, France or Thailand?

Thailand, at 637,306 deaths against 616,096 deaths in France as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between France and Thailand?

21,210 deaths, with Thailand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France 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 deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs Thailand: Number of deaths

France

616,096 deaths

in 2023

Thailand

637,306 deaths

in 2023

France rank

21st

Thailand rank

19th

Number of deaths over time

France
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 637,306 deaths against 616,096 deaths in France, a difference of 21,210 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.

France ranks 21st and Thailand ranks 19th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1950s	533,765 deaths	395,723 deaths	138,042 deaths	France
1960s	538,198 deaths	403,030 deaths	135,168 deaths	France
1970s	550,512 deaths	365,502 deaths	185,010 deaths	France
1980s	544,236 deaths	324,318 deaths	219,918 deaths	France
1990s	531,347 deaths	354,173 deaths	177,174 deaths	France
2000s	533,256 deaths	429,752 deaths	103,504 deaths	France
2010s	577,070 deaths	483,344 deaths	93,726 deaths	France
2020s	648,404 deaths	600,179 deaths	48,226 deaths	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, France or Thailand?: Thailand, at 637,306 deaths against 616,096 deaths in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between France and Thailand?: 21,210 deaths, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Thailand?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do France and Thailand rank globally for number of deaths?: France ranks 21st and Thailand ranks 19th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
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

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