South Korea vs Thailand

South Korea vs Thailand: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 2.1 per 1,000 live births in South Korea and 6.2 per 1,000 live births in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Thailand, by 4.1 per 1,000 live births, or 2.99 times that in South Korea.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

South Korea vs Thailand: Infant mortalityInfant mortality in 2023: 2.1 per 1,000 live births in South Korea and 6.2 per 1,000 live births in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Thailand, by 4.1 per 1,000 live births, or 2.99 times that in South Korea.
South KoreaThailandUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Thailand has been higher since 1956, when it overtook South Korea.
  • In 2023, South Korea ranked 215 and Thailand ranked 153 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts South Korea at 0.6 per 1,000 live births and Thailand at 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

YearSouth KoreaThailandWorld
20232.16.227.3
20222.16.428.2
20212.26.728.4
20202.36.928.7
20192.47.129.2
20182.57.429.7
20172.67.730.3
20162.67.931.1
20152.78.232.1
20142.88.532.9
20132.98.833.9
201239.235
20113.19.736.8
20103.31037.7
20093.410.439.1
20083.61140.4
20073.811.542
20064.112.243.7
20054.412.845.4
20044.713.847.2
2003514.248.8
20025.41550.6
20015.715.952.2
2000616.753.7
19996.417.655.5
19986.918.657.1
19977.319.658.3
19967.820.759.6
19958.421.860.8
19949.12362
19939.824.262.9
199210.625.664.1
199111.52764.9
199012.628.464.9
198913.63066.2
198814.931.668
198716.33368.6
198617.734.770.8
198519.336.372.9
1984213874.6
198322.639.776.1
198224.441.476.6
198126.143.278.7
198027.745.280.6
197929.347.182.5
197830.849.284.7
197732.351.386.4
197633.753.688.1
197535.25689.6
197436.958.490.9
197338.76192.1
19724163.693.6
197143.266.496.1
197045.969.196.9
19694971.898.3
19685274.6100.2
196755.377.3103.1
196658.680104.9
196561.982.6106.4
196465.185.2106.1
196368.287.8107.7
196271.590.4110.2
196174.892.9121.5
196078.595.6131.8
195982.998.3125.7
195888101117.7
195794.5103.6120
1956102106.3121.9
1955111.5109.1124.8
1954122.9111.9127.7
1953136114.8130.1
1952150.2117.8132.7
1951164.8120.7136
1950178.7123.7138.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearSouth KoreaThailandWorld
202421.6–2.47.96.6–9.526.9
20251.91.5–2.57.86.1–10.226.4
20261.91.4–2.67.65.7–10.525.9
20271.91.3–2.67.45.3–10.625.4
20281.81.2–2.77.25–10.824.9
20291.81.1–2.86.94.7–10.724.5
20301.81.1–2.86.74.4–10.824
20311.71–2.86.54.2–10.823.6
20321.70.9–2.86.34–11.123.2
20331.70.9–2.86.13.8–11.122.8
20341.60.9–2.85.93.6–1122.3
20351.60.8–2.85.83.5–11.121.9
20361.60.8–2.85.73.3–1121.5
20371.50.8–2.85.53.2–10.921.1
20381.50.7–2.85.43–10.820.8
20391.50.7–2.85.33–1120.4
20401.50.7–2.85.12.9–10.820
20411.40.6–2.952.8–10.519.7
20421.40.6–2.94.92.7–10.419.4
20431.40.6–2.84.82.6–10.119
20441.40.6–2.84.72.5–10.218.7
20451.30.6–2.94.62.4–1018.4
20461.30.6–2.84.52.4–10.118.2
20471.30.5–2.84.42.4–1017.9
20481.30.5–2.84.32.3–9.717.7
20491.20.5–2.94.22.3–9.717.5
20501.20.5–2.94.12.2–9.817.3
20511.20.5–2.942.1–9.617.1
20521.20.4–2.942–9.516.9
20531.20.4–2.83.92–9.716.7
20541.10.4–2.93.81.9–9.616.5
20551.10.4–2.83.81.8–9.216.3
20561.10.4–2.83.71.8–9.116.1
20571.10.4–2.83.61.8–9.315.9
20581.10.4–2.83.61.7–8.915.7
20591.10.4–2.83.51.7–8.715.5
206010.3–2.83.41.6–8.615.3
206110.3–2.83.41.6–8.415.1
206210.3–2.83.31.6–8.114.9
206310.3–2.83.31.5–8.114.7
206410.3–2.73.21.5–8.114.5
206510.3–2.73.21.4–8.114.3
206610.3–2.63.21.4–814.1
20670.90.3–2.63.11.4–7.713.9
20680.90.3–2.63.11.3–7.513.8
20690.90.3–2.631.3–7.613.6
20700.90.3–2.731.3–7.613.4
20710.90.2–2.72.91.2–7.313.2
20720.90.2–2.62.91.2–7.513
20730.90.2–2.52.91.2–7.412.9
20740.90.2–2.72.81.1–6.912.7
20750.80.2–2.82.81.1–7.112.6
20760.80.2–2.72.71.1–712.4
20770.80.2–2.72.71.1–712.3
20780.80.2–2.72.71–6.912.1
20790.80.2–2.72.61–6.812
20800.80.2–2.72.61–6.811.8
20810.80.2–2.72.61–6.611.7
20820.80.2–2.72.61–6.511.6
20830.70.2–2.72.50.9–6.411.5
20840.70.2–2.62.50.9–6.411.4
20850.70.2–2.62.50.9–6.311.3
20860.70.1–2.62.40.9–6.211.1
20870.70.1–2.52.40.9–6.311
20880.70.1–2.62.40.8–6.110.9
20890.70.1–2.52.30.8–610.8
20900.70.1–2.52.30.8–610.7
20910.70.1–2.42.30.8–5.810.6
20920.70.1–2.42.20.8–5.810.5
20930.60.1–2.42.20.7–5.610.4
20940.60.1–2.42.20.7–5.610.3
20950.60.1–2.32.20.7–5.510.1
20960.60.1–2.32.20.7–5.610
20970.60.1–2.32.10.7–5.69.9
20980.60.1–2.32.10.7–5.59.8
20990.60.1–2.22.10.6–5.49.7
21000.60.1–2.22.10.6–5.59.6

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Good to know

  • Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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