Number of neonatal deaths in Thailand
Thailand: Number of neonatal deaths was 2,974 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of neonatal deaths in Thailand, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths in Thailand is 2,974, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Thailand peaked at 69,832 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 2,974, in 2024.
Thailand ranks 68th of 195 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68,220 | 64,147 | 69,832 | 10 |
| 1970s | 50,077 | 38,745 | 61,243 | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,026 | 23,378 | 37,098 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,202 | 12,411 | 22,215 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,951 | 6,785 | 11,520 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,139 | 3,822 | 6,479 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,273 | 2,974 | 3,612 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More health data for Thailand
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 443,162 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 463,061 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 340,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 361,001 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 352,864 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 432,277 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 421,251 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 442,873 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 452,490 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 452,930 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Thailand?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Thailand was 2,974 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 69,832 in 1964.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,974 in 2024.
- How does Thailand rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Thailand ranks 68th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.