Child mortality vs. health spending in Thailand

Thailand: Child mortality vs. health spending 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
76
1949–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Thailand, 1949–2024

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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 vs. health spending in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending 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.

That places Thailand 133rd 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 130 Kazakhstan 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births compare
  2. 131 Albania 0.9227 deaths per 100 live births compare
  3. 132 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9051 deaths per 100 live births compare
  4. 134 Bahrain 0.8767 deaths per 100 live births compare
  5. 135 Georgia 0.8595 deaths per 100 live births compare
  6. 136 Cuba 0.8559 deaths per 100 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Thailand?
Child mortality vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 21.46 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8963 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Thailand rank for child mortality vs. health spending?
Thailand ranks 133rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality vs. health spending
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
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .