Ireland vs Thailand

Ireland vs Thailand: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Ireland and 0.9 per 100 live births in Thailand, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Thailand, by 0.5 per 100 live births, or 2.31 times that in Ireland.

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

Ireland vs Thailand: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Ireland and 0.9 per 100 live births in Thailand, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Thailand, by 0.5 per 100 live births, or 2.31 times that in Ireland.
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What the numbers say

  • Thailand has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1949.
  • 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

YearIrelandThailandWorld
20240.40.93.7
20230.40.93.8
20220.414
20210.414
20200.413.9
20190.314
20180.31.14
20170.41.14.1
20160.41.24.2
20150.41.24.3
20140.41.24.4
20130.41.34.5
20120.41.34.7
20110.41.45
20100.41.45.1
20090.41.55.3
20080.41.55.5
20070.51.65.7
20060.51.76
20050.51.76.2
20040.61.86.6
20030.61.96.8
20020.727.1
20010.72.17.4
20000.72.27.7
19990.72.37.9
19980.72.48.3
19970.72.58.4
19960.72.78.6
19950.72.88.8
19940.738.9
19930.83.19.1
19920.83.39.2
19910.93.59.3
19900.93.79.4
198913.99.5
198814.110
198714.39.9
198614.610.3
19851.14.810.6
19841.1510.9
19831.25.311.1
19821.25.511.2
19811.35.811.6
19801.46.111.9
19791.66.411.9
19781.76.712.3
19771.8712.6
19761.97.412.8
197527.813.1
19742.18.213.3
19732.18.613.5
19722.1913.7
19712.29.513.9
19702.21014.2
19692.310.514.6
19682.410.915
19672.611.415.3
19662.711.915.1
19652.912.315.1
1964312.815.7
19633.113.316.2
19623.313.817
19613.414.318.8
19603.514.820.2
19593.715.319.9
19583.815.819.7
1957416.320.5
19564.116.921.3
19554.317.522.3
19544.518.122.8
19534.718.723.3
1952519.423.9
19515.22024.3
19505.420.724.7
19495.621.524.9
19485.9–24.9
19479.4–25.5
19468.9–25.8
19459.9–26.7
194411.2–27.4
194311.9–27.7
19429.5–27.9
194110.4–27.8
19409–27.9
19399–28
19389.2–28.7
193710.2–28.8
193610.4–29.1
19359.4–29.5
19348.6–30.7
19338.9–30.5
193210–30.7
19319.5–31.4
19309.4–31.6
19299.7–32
19289.4–31.9
19279.9–31.9
192610.4–32.7
19259.4–32.4
192410–33.1
19239–33.1
19229.5–33.2
1921––34.2
192011.9–34.4
191912.8–35.7
191812.4–37.6
191712.8–35.3
191611.9–35.1
191513.5–35.3
191412.6–35.4
191314.4–35.1
191212.4–35.5
191113.8–36
191014–36.4
190913.5–36.6
190814.4–37.2
190713.5–37.4
190613.7–38.1
190514–38.8
190414.9–38.9
190314.2–39.5
190214.9–40.1
190115.1–40.8
190016.6–40.9
189916.4–40.8
189816.8–41.2
189716.6–41
189614–41.1
189515.7–41.3
189415.3–41.2
189315.3–41.2
189215.9–41.7
189114–41.3
189014–41.5
188913.8–41.2
188814.4–41
188714–41.1
188613.8–41.1
188514–41.2
188413.5–41.1
188314.6–41.4
188214–41.5
188113.3–41.1
188017.2–41.6
187915.1–41.1
187814.4–41.6
187713.5–41.2
187613.8–41.4
187514–41.5
187413.8–41.7
187314.2–41.8
187214.4–42.1
187113.3–42.2
187014–41.9
186913.7–42.1
186814–42.4
186714.4–42
186613.8–42.1
186514.6–42.3
186414.6–42.2
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

Each country on its own

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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