How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Thailand?

42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Thailand: Number of neonatal deaths by region

Lao People's Democratic Republic

2,134

in 2024

Thailand

2,974

in 2024

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

71st

Thailand rank

68th

Number of neonatal deaths by region over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 2,974 against 2,134 in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 840.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.4 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 71st and Thailand ranks 68th of 195 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1980s	8,499	26,442	17,943	Thailand
1990s	7,840	17,202	9,362	Thailand
2000s	5,263	8,951	3,688	Thailand
2010s	3,335	5,139	1,803	Thailand
2020s	2,346	3,273	927.4	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Thailand?: Thailand, at 2,974 against 2,134 in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Thailand?: 840, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Thailand?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Thailand rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 71st and Thailand ranks 68th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 9,865 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.