What is child mortality rate in Thailand?

Child mortality rate in Thailand was 0.8963 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 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 0.8963 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Thailand rank for child mortality rate?

Thailand ranks 133rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate 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 United Nations 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: 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: Child mortality rate 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

133rd

of 199 countries

All-time high

21.46 deaths per 100 live births

in 1949

All-time low

0.8963 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1949–2024

Child mortality rate in Thailand, 1949–2024

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 0.8963 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 26.9% 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, 0.8963 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Thailand ranks 133rd 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
1940s	21.46 deaths per 100 live births	21.46 deaths per 100 live births	21.46 deaths per 100 live births	1
1950s	17.85 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

130 Kazakhstan 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births compare
131 Albania 0.9227 deaths per 100 live births compare
132 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9051 deaths per 100 live births compare
134 Bahrain 0.8767 deaths per 100 live births compare
135 Georgia 0.8595 deaths per 100 live births compare
136 Cuba 0.8559 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 child mortality rate in Thailand?: Child mortality rate in Thailand was 0.8963 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 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 0.8963 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Thailand rank for child mortality rate?: Thailand ranks 133rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate 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 United Nations 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: 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, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .