Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Thailand: Number of infants who die before age 1

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
4,979 deaths
in 2023
Thailand
3,677 deaths
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
69th
Thailand rank
72nd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 4,979 deaths against 3,677 deaths in Thailand, a difference of 1,302 deaths.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.4 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 69th and Thailand ranks 72nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Thailand Difference Ahead
1950s 46,456 deaths 112,367 deaths 65,912 deaths Thailand
1960s 32,006 deaths 106,941 deaths 74,935 deaths Thailand
1970s 18,923 deaths 73,678 deaths 54,754 deaths Thailand
1980s 12,040 deaths 42,068 deaths 30,028 deaths Thailand
1990s 21,351 deaths 23,791 deaths 2,440 deaths Thailand
2000s 13,391 deaths 12,024 deaths 1,366 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 6,156 deaths 6,416 deaths 260.2 deaths Thailand
2020s 4,944 deaths 4,000 deaths 944.75 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Thailand?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 4,979 deaths against 3,677 deaths in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Thailand?
1,302 deaths, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Thailand?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Thailand rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 69th 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infants who die before age 1
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
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.