What is neonatal mortality rate in Thailand?

Neonatal mortality rate in Thailand was 0.5111 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Thailand?

The highest recorded value was 6.6 deaths per 100 live births in 1952.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Thailand?

The lowest recorded value was 0.5111 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Thailand rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Thailand ranks 127th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Thailand?

Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Neonatal mortality rate in Thailand

Name: Neonatal 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: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.5111 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.5111 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.8%

World rank

127th

of 199 countries

All-time high

6.6 deaths per 100 live births

in 1952

All-time low

0.5111 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1952–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Thailand, 1952–2024

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

Thailand recorded 0.5111 deaths per 100 live births for neonatal mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Thailand peaked at 6.6 deaths per 100 live births in 1952 and was at its lowest, 0.5111 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Thailand ranks 127th of 199 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
1950s	6.17 deaths per 100 live births	5.81 deaths per 100 live births	6.6 deaths per 100 live births	8
1960s	5.32 deaths per 100 live births	4.79 deaths per 100 live births	5.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	3.93 deaths per 100 live births	3.24 deaths per 100 live births	4.64 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.58 deaths per 100 live births	2.16 deaths per 100 live births	3.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.64 deaths per 100 live births	1.28 deaths per 100 live births	2.07 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.9968 deaths per 100 live births	0.8169 deaths per 100 live births	1.22 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.6793 deaths per 100 live births	0.5895 deaths per 100 live births	0.7866 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.5416 deaths per 100 live births	0.5111 deaths per 100 live births	0.573 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Thailand

124 Panama 0.5295 deaths per 100 live births compare
125 Libya 0.5205 deaths per 100 live births compare
126 Antigua and Barbuda 0.5195 deaths per 100 live births compare
128 Argentina 0.5071 deaths per 100 live births compare
129 Armenia 0.5063 deaths per 100 live births compare
130 Georgia 0.4954 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 neonatal mortality rate in Thailand?: Neonatal mortality rate in Thailand was 0.5111 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Thailand?: The highest recorded value was 6.6 deaths per 100 live births in 1952.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Thailand?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5111 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Thailand rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Thailand ranks 127th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Thailand?: Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal 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, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .