Lesotho vs Thailand: Number of infants who die before age 1

Lesotho
3,152 deaths
in 2023
Thailand
3,677 deaths
in 2023
Lesotho rank
75th
Thailand rank
72nd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

  • Lesotho
  • Thailand
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k195019862023

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 3,677 deaths against 3,152 deaths in Lesotho, a difference of 525 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 4,163 deaths 112,367 deaths 108,204 deaths Thailand
1960s 4,741 deaths 106,941 deaths 102,199 deaths Thailand
1970s 5,352 deaths 73,678 deaths 68,326 deaths Thailand
1980s 4,784 deaths 42,068 deaths 37,283 deaths Thailand
1990s 4,450 deaths 23,791 deaths 19,341 deaths Thailand
2000s 4,810 deaths 12,024 deaths 7,215 deaths Thailand
2010s 3,954 deaths 6,416 deaths 2,462 deaths Thailand
2020s 3,284 deaths 4,000 deaths 715.5 deaths Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Lesotho or Thailand?
Thailand, at 3,677 deaths against 3,152 deaths in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Lesotho and Thailand?
525 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 infants who die before age 1?
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 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
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.