What is child mortality rate in Thailand?

Child mortality rate in Thailand was 0.9 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 rate recorded in Thailand?

The highest recorded value was 21.46 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Thailand?

The lowest recorded value was 0.9 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Thailand rank for child mortality rate?

Thailand ranks 133rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Thailand?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. 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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Thailand

Name: Child mortality rate 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 rate was 0.9 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.9 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.2%

World rank

133rd

of 200 countries

All-time high

21.46 deaths per 100 live births

in 1949

All-time low

0.9 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1949–2024

Child mortality rate in Thailand, 1949–2024

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

In 2024, child mortality rate in Thailand stood at 0.9 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Thailand peaked at 21.46 deaths per 100 live births in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.9 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Thailand ranks 133rd of 200 countries on this measure, 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
1940s	21.46 deaths per 100 live births	21.46 deaths per 100 live births	21.46 deaths per 100 live births	1
1950s	17.86 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	1.22 deaths per 100 live births	1.04 deaths per 100 live births	1.41 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.952 deaths per 100 live births	0.9 deaths per 100 live births	1.01 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Thailand

130 Kazakhstan 0.94 deaths per 100 live births compare
131 Albania 0.92 deaths per 100 live births compare
132 Antigua and Barbuda 0.91 deaths per 100 live births compare
134 Bahrain 0.88 deaths per 100 live births compare
135 Cuba 0.86 deaths per 100 live births compare
135 Georgia 0.86 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 200 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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Thailand?: Child mortality rate in Thailand was 0.9 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 rate recorded in Thailand?: The highest recorded value was 21.46 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Thailand?: The lowest recorded value was 0.9 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Thailand rank for child mortality rate?: Thailand ranks 133rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Thailand?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. 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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
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: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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