Nicaragua vs Thailand: Youth mortality rate
Nicaragua
1.42 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Thailand
1.32 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
117th
Thailand rank
120th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Nicaragua
- Thailand
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1.42 deaths per 100 live births against 1.32 deaths per 100 live births in Thailand, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
Across all 38 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Nicaragua ranks 117th and Thailand ranks 120th of 199 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.15 deaths per 100 live births | 5 deaths per 100 live births | 3.14 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 6.09 deaths per 100 live births | 3.51 deaths per 100 live births | 2.58 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 3.55 deaths per 100 live births | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5278 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | 1.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3069 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Nicaragua or Thailand?
- Nicaragua, at 1.42 deaths per 100 live births against 1.32 deaths per 100 live births in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Nicaragua and Thailand?
- 0.1 deaths per 100 live births, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Thailand?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Thailand rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Nicaragua ranks 117th and Thailand ranks 120th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.