Number of youth deaths in Thailand
Thailand: Number of youth deaths was 8,585 deaths in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of youth deaths in Thailand, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of youth deaths in Thailand stood at 8,585 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Thailand peaked at 46,887 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8,585 deaths, in 2024.
Thailand ranks 62nd 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.
Number of youth deaths in Thailand, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46,887 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 44,413 deaths | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 42,368 deaths | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 40,304 deaths | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 38,173 deaths | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 36,023 deaths | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 34,014 deaths | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 32,224 deaths | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 30,533 deaths | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 28,872 deaths | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 27,367 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 26,125 deaths | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 25,003 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 23,866 deaths | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 23,905 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 21,592 deaths | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 20,481 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 19,467 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 18,480 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 17,540 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 16,703 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 15,985 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 15,291 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 14,528 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 13,760 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 13,054 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 12,361 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 11,676 deaths | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 11,043 deaths | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 10,430 deaths | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 9,895 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 9,457 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 9,104 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 8,832 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 8,585 deaths | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37,381 deaths | 28,872 deaths | 46,887 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,383 deaths | 17,540 deaths | 27,367 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,483 deaths | 10,430 deaths | 16,703 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,175 deaths | 8,585 deaths | 9,895 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Thailand?
- Number of youth deaths in Thailand was 8,585 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 46,887 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,585 deaths in 2024.
- How does Thailand rank for number of youth deaths?
- Thailand ranks 62nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. 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 Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.