South Africa vs Thailand

South Africa vs Thailand: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 3.5 per 100 live births in South Africa and 0.9 per 100 live births in Thailand, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Africa, by 2.6 per 100 live births, or 3.9 times that in Thailand.

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

South Africa vs Thailand: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 3.5 per 100 live births in South Africa and 0.9 per 100 live births in Thailand, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Africa, by 2.6 per 100 live births, or 3.9 times that in Thailand.
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What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1974.
  • In 2024, South Africa ranked 53 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

YearSouth AfricaThailandWorld
20243.50.93.7
20233.50.93.8
20223.414
20213.414
20203.413.9
20193.414
20183.51.14
20173.61.14.1
20163.71.24.2
20153.81.24.3
201441.24.4
20134.11.34.5
20124.31.34.7
20114.61.45
201051.45.1
20095.71.55.3
20086.41.55.5
20077.11.65.7
20067.71.76
200581.76.2
20048.11.86.6
20037.91.96.8
20027.727.1
20017.52.17.4
20007.12.27.7
19996.92.37.9
19986.62.48.3
19976.32.58.4
19966.12.78.6
19955.92.88.8
19945.838.9
19935.73.19.1
19925.63.39.2
19915.73.59.3
19905.83.79.4
198963.99.5
19886.34.110
19876.64.39.9
19866.94.610.3
19857.24.810.6
19847.6510.9
198385.311.1
19828.45.511.2
19818.95.811.6
19809.46.111.9
19799.96.411.9
197810.56.712.3
197711.1712.6
197611.87.412.8
197512.57.813.1
197413.28.213.3
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

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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