Cambodia vs Thailand

Cambodia vs Thailand: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 1.8 per 100 live births in Cambodia and 0.9 per 100 live births in Thailand, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Cambodia, by 0.9 per 100 live births, or 2.04 times that in Thailand.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Cambodia vs Thailand: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 1.8 per 100 live births in Cambodia and 0.9 per 100 live births in Thailand, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Cambodia, by 0.9 per 100 live births, or 2.04 times that in Thailand.
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What the numbers say

  • Cambodia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1975.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearCambodiaThailandWorld
20241.80.93.7
20231.90.93.8
2022214
20212.114
20202.213.9
20192.314
20182.41.14
20172.61.14.1
20162.81.24.2
201531.24.3
20143.21.24.4
20133.51.34.5
20123.71.34.7
201141.45
20104.41.45.1
20094.71.55.3
20085.11.55.5
20075.51.65.7
20065.91.76
20056.41.76.2
200471.86.6
20037.81.96.8
20028.627.1
20019.62.17.4
200010.52.27.7
199911.22.37.9
199811.72.48.3
199711.92.58.4
1996122.78.6
199511.92.88.8
199411.838.9
199311.73.19.1
199211.63.39.2
199111.63.59.3
199011.63.79.4
198911.63.99.5
198811.64.110
198711.74.39.9
198611.84.610.3
198512.14.810.6
198412.4510.9
198313.15.311.1
198214.25.511.2
198115.95.811.6
198018.26.111.9
197920.76.411.9
197851.96.712.3
197754.3712.6
197655.17.412.8
197553.57.813.1
1974–8.213.3
1973–8.613.5
1972–913.7
1971–9.513.9
1970–1014.2
1969–10.514.6
1968–10.915
1967–11.415.3
1966–11.915.1
1965–12.315.1
1964–12.815.7
1963–13.316.2
1962–13.817
1961–14.318.8
1960–14.820.2
1959–15.319.9
1958–15.819.7
1957–16.320.5
1956–16.921.3
1955–17.522.3
1954–18.122.8
1953–18.723.3
1952–19.423.9
1951–2024.3
1950–20.724.7
1949–21.524.9
1948––24.9
1947––25.5
1946––25.8
1945––26.7
1944––27.4
1943––27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
1940––27.9
1939––28
1938––28.7
1937––28.8
1936––29.1
1935––29.5
1934––30.7
1933––30.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

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Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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