North Korea vs Thailand

North Korea vs Thailand: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 1.7 per 100 live births in North Korea and 0.9 per 100 live births in Thailand, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in North Korea, by 0.8 per 100 live births, or 1.86 times that in Thailand.

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

North Korea vs Thailand: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 1.7 per 100 live births in North Korea and 0.9 per 100 live births in Thailand, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in North Korea, by 0.8 per 100 live births, or 1.86 times that in Thailand.
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What the numbers say

  • North Korea has been higher since 1989, when it overtook Thailand.
  • In 2024, North Korea ranked 90 and Thailand ranked 133 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • 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

YearNorth KoreaThailandWorld
20241.70.93.7
20231.80.93.8
20221.814
20211.714
20201.713.9
20191.814
20181.81.14
20171.91.14.1
20162.11.24.2
20152.11.24.3
20142.31.24.4
20132.41.34.5
20122.61.34.7
20112.71.45
20102.91.45.1
200931.55.3
20083.11.55.5
20073.21.65.7
20063.31.76
20053.31.76.2
20043.41.86.6
20033.51.96.8
20029.827.1
20019.92.17.4
2000102.27.7
199910.22.37.9
199810.32.48.3
199710.52.58.4
199610.62.78.6
199510.82.88.8
19944.338.9
19934.33.19.1
19924.33.39.2
19914.23.59.3
19904.13.79.4
198943.99.5
19883.84.110
19873.84.39.9
19863.74.610.3
19853.74.810.6
19843.7510.9
19833.85.311.1
19823.95.511.2
19814.15.811.6
19804.26.111.9
19794.46.411.9
19784.66.712.3
19774.8712.6
197657.412.8
19755.37.813.1
19745.68.213.3
19735.98.613.5
19726.2913.7
19716.69.513.9
197071014.2
19697.510.514.6
19687.910.915
19678.511.415.3
1966911.915.1
19659.512.315.1
19649.912.815.7
196310.413.316.2
196210.813.817
196111.214.318.8
196011.614.820.2
195912.115.319.9
195812.715.819.7
195713.416.320.5
195614.416.921.3
195515.517.522.3
195416.918.122.8
195321.818.723.3
195226.519.423.9
195140.52024.3
195046.320.724.7
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

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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