What is child mortality in Thailand?

Child mortality in Thailand was 0.8963 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Thailand?

The highest recorded value was 43.85 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Thailand?

The lowest recorded value was 0.8963 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Thailand rank for child mortality?

Thailand ranks 134th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Thailand?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Thailand data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Thailand

Name: Child mortality in Thailand
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Thailand: Child mortality was 0.8963 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.8963 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.8%

World rank

134th

of 203 countries

All-time high

43.85 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

0.8963 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Thailand, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.8963 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Thailand peaked at 43.85 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 0.8963 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Thailand 134th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	43.85 deaths per 100 live births	43.85 deaths per 100 live births	43.85 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	43.85 deaths per 100 live births	43.85 deaths per 100 live births	43.85 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	43.85 deaths per 100 live births	43.85 deaths per 100 live births	43.85 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	43.85 deaths per 100 live births	43.85 deaths per 100 live births	43.85 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	43.85 deaths per 100 live births	43.85 deaths per 100 live births	43.85 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	43.85 deaths per 100 live births	43.85 deaths per 100 live births	43.85 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	43.85 deaths per 100 live births	43.85 deaths per 100 live births	43.85 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	43.85 deaths per 100 live births	43.85 deaths per 100 live births	43.85 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	43.85 deaths per 100 live births	43.85 deaths per 100 live births	43.85 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	43.83 deaths per 100 live births	43.78 deaths per 100 live births	43.85 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	43.5 deaths per 100 live births	43.17 deaths per 100 live births	43.75 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	42.61 deaths per 100 live births	42.15 deaths per 100 live births	43.07 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	41.58 deaths per 100 live births	41.12 deaths per 100 live births	42.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	33.73 deaths per 100 live births	28.98 deaths per 100 live births	41.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	25.48 deaths per 100 live births	21.46 deaths per 100 live births	29.88 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	17.85 deaths per 100 live births	15.25 deaths per 100 live births	20.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	12.58 deaths per 100 live births	10.46 deaths per 100 live births	14.75 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	8.05 deaths per 100 live births	6.38 deaths per 100 live births	9.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	4.95 deaths per 100 live births	3.9 deaths per 100 live births	6.08 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	2.92 deaths per 100 live births	2.28 deaths per 100 live births	3.69 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.79 deaths per 100 live births	1.47 deaths per 100 live births	2.17 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.21 deaths per 100 live births	1.04 deaths per 100 live births	1.41 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.9512 deaths per 100 live births	0.8963 deaths per 100 live births	1.01 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Thailand

131 Kazakhstan 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births compare
132 Albania 0.9227 deaths per 100 live births compare
133 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9051 deaths per 100 live births compare
135 Bahrain 0.8767 deaths per 100 live births compare
136 Georgia 0.8595 deaths per 100 live births compare
137 Cuba 0.8559 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More health data for Thailand

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 677 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 478,935 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 454,221 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 482,651 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 458,966 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 484,344 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 462,657 (2025)

All data for Thailand →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Thailand?: Child mortality in Thailand was 0.8963 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Thailand?: The highest recorded value was 43.85 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Thailand?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8963 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Thailand rank for child mortality?: Thailand ranks 134th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Thailand?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Thailand data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.