What is infant mortality rate in Thailand?

Infant mortality rate in Thailand was 0.7729 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Thailand?

The highest recorded value was 15.19 deaths per 100 live births in 1951.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Thailand?

The lowest recorded value was 0.7729 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Thailand rank for infant mortality rate?

Thailand ranks 131st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Thailand?

Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Thailand data come from?

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

Infant mortality rate in Thailand

Name: Infant mortality rate in Thailand
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Thailand: Infant mortality rate was 0.7729 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.7729 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.7%

World rank

131st

of 199 countries

All-time high

15.19 deaths per 100 live births

in 1951

All-time low

0.7729 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1951–2024

Infant mortality rate in Thailand, 1951–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Thailand is 0.7729 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Thailand peaked at 15.19 deaths per 100 live births in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.7729 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Thailand 131st out of 199 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
1950s	13.36 deaths per 100 live births	11.69 deaths per 100 live births	15.19 deaths per 100 live births	9
1960s	9.76 deaths per 100 live births	8.22 deaths per 100 live births	11.33 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	6.43 deaths per 100 live births	5.19 deaths per 100 live births	7.87 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	4.09 deaths per 100 live births	3.26 deaths per 100 live births	4.96 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	2.45 deaths per 100 live births	1.92 deaths per 100 live births	3.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.51 deaths per 100 live births	1.24 deaths per 100 live births	1.83 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.03 deaths per 100 live births	0.8922 deaths per 100 live births	1.19 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.8182 deaths per 100 live births	0.7729 deaths per 100 live births	0.8655 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Thailand

128 Argentina 0.8023 deaths per 100 live births compare
129 Libya 0.789 deaths per 100 live births compare
130 Tonga 0.7775 deaths per 100 live births compare
132 Nauru 0.7719 deaths per 100 live births compare
133 Ukraine 0.7626 deaths per 100 live births compare
134 Georgia 0.7454 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 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 infant mortality rate in Thailand?: Infant mortality rate in Thailand was 0.7729 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Thailand?: The highest recorded value was 15.19 deaths per 100 live births in 1951.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Thailand?: The lowest recorded value was 0.7729 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Thailand rank for infant mortality rate?: Thailand ranks 131st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Thailand?: Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Thailand data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .