Switzerland vs Thailand
Switzerland vs Thailand: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Switzerland 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 Switzerland.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
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
| Year | Switzerland | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 0.4 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0.4 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0.4 | 1 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 0.4 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 0.5 | 2 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 0.7 | 3 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 1987 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 0.9 | 5 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 0.9 | 5.3 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 1 | 5.5 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 1 | 5.8 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 1 | 6.1 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 1.1 | 6.4 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 1.1 | 6.7 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 1.2 | 7 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 1.3 | 7.4 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 1.4 | 7.8 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 1.5 | 8.2 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 1.6 | 8.6 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 1.7 | 9 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 1.8 | 9.5 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 1.8 | 10 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | 1.9 | 10.5 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | 2 | 10.9 | 15 |
| 1967 | 2.1 | 11.4 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | 2.2 | 11.9 | 15.1 |
| 1965 | 2.3 | 12.3 | 15.1 |
| 1964 | 2.4 | 12.8 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | 2.5 | 13.3 | 16.2 |
| 1962 | 2.5 | 13.8 | 17 |
| 1961 | 2.6 | 14.3 | 18.8 |
| 1960 | 2.7 | 14.8 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | 2.7 | 15.3 | 19.9 |
| 1958 | 2.8 | 15.8 | 19.7 |
| 1957 | 2.9 | 16.3 | 20.5 |
| 1956 | 3 | 16.9 | 21.3 |
| 1955 | 3.2 | 17.5 | 22.3 |
| 1954 | 3.3 | 18.1 | 22.8 |
| 1953 | 3.5 | 18.7 | 23.3 |
| 1952 | 3.6 | 19.4 | 23.9 |
| 1951 | 3.7 | 20 | 24.3 |
| 1950 | 3.9 | 20.7 | 24.7 |
| 1949 | 4.2 | 21.5 | 24.9 |
| 1948 | 4.4 | – | 24.9 |
| 1947 | 4.8 | – | 25.5 |
| 1946 | 5 | – | 25.8 |
| 1945 | 5.1 | – | 26.7 |
| 1944 | 5.4 | – | 27.4 |
| 1943 | 5.1 | – | 27.7 |
| 1942 | 5.1 | – | 27.9 |
| 1941 | 5.4 | – | 27.8 |
| 1940 | 6.2 | – | 27.9 |
| 1939 | 5.5 | – | 28 |
| 1938 | 5.6 | – | 28.7 |
| 1937 | 6.1 | – | 28.8 |
| 1936 | 6 | – | 29.1 |
| 1935 | 6.3 | – | 29.5 |
| 1934 | 6 | – | 30.7 |
| 1933 | 6.1 | – | 30.5 |
| 1932 | 6.7 | – | 30.7 |
| 1931 | 6.5 | – | 31.4 |
| 1930 | 6.7 | – | 31.6 |
| 1929 | 7 | – | 32 |
| 1928 | 7.4 | – | 31.9 |
| 1927 | 7.4 | – | 31.9 |
| 1926 | 7.4 | – | 32.7 |
| 1925 | 7.7 | – | 32.4 |
| 1924 | 7.9 | – | 33.1 |
| 1923 | 7.8 | – | 33.1 |
| 1922 | 8.8 | – | 33.2 |
| 1921 | 9.5 | – | 34.2 |
| 1920 | 12.1 | – | 34.4 |
| 1919 | 11.1 | – | 35.7 |
| 1918 | 12.7 | – | 37.6 |
| 1917 | 10.4 | – | 35.3 |
| 1916 | 10.3 | – | 35.1 |
| 1915 | 11.3 | – | 35.3 |
| 1914 | 11.8 | – | 35.4 |
| 1913 | 12.5 | – | 35.1 |
| 1912 | 12.3 | – | 35.5 |
| 1911 | 15.4 | – | 36 |
| 1910 | 14.1 | – | 36.4 |
| 1909 | 15.1 | – | 36.6 |
| 1908 | 14.1 | – | 37.2 |
| 1907 | 15.5 | – | 37.4 |
| 1906 | 16.4 | – | 38.1 |
| 1905 | 16.9 | – | 38.8 |
| 1904 | 18.3 | – | 38.9 |
| 1903 | 16.9 | – | 39.5 |
| 1902 | 16.8 | – | 40.1 |
| 1901 | 18.4 | – | 40.8 |
| 1900 | 19.7 | – | 40.9 |
| 1899 | 18.1 | – | 40.8 |
| 1898 | 19.8 | – | 41.2 |
| 1897 | 18.1 | – | 41 |
| 1896 | 17.8 | – | 41.1 |
| 1895 | 20.3 | – | 41.3 |
| 1894 | 20.8 | – | 41.2 |
| 1893 | 20.5 | – | 41.2 |
| 1892 | 19.7 | – | 41.7 |
| 1891 | 22.5 | – | 41.3 |
| 1890 | 20.8 | – | 41.5 |
| 1889 | 21.8 | – | 41.2 |
| 1888 | 20.4 | – | 41 |
| 1887 | 21.6 | – | 41.1 |
| 1886 | 22.2 | – | 41.1 |
| 1885 | 23.1 | – | 41.2 |
| 1884 | 21.8 | – | 41.1 |
| 1883 | 22.1 | – | 41.4 |
| 1882 | 24 | – | 41.5 |
| 1881 | 26.2 | – | 41.1 |
| 1880 | 25.3 | – | 41.6 |
| 1879 | 25.7 | – | 41.1 |
| 1878 | 28 | – | 41.6 |
| 1877 | 28.5 | – | 41.2 |
| 1876 | 27.6 | – | 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Switzerland vs Thailand
Health
- Life expectancySwitzerland: 84 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Infant mortalitySwitzerland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSwitzerland: 3.71% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateSwitzerland: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSwitzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthSwitzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSwitzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSwitzerland: 85.7% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageSwitzerland: 42.3 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSwitzerland: 19.6% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateSwitzerland: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Thailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSwitzerland: 0.76% of GDP in 2025Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSwitzerland: $7.15B in 2025Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personSwitzerland: $849 in 2025Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSwitzerland: 2.4% of government spending in 2025Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSwitzerland: 20,000 people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerSwitzerland: 0.12% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSwitzerland: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSwitzerland: 33 million TIV in 2023Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSwitzerland: 129 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024