Thailand vs Vietnam: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in Thailand and 15.1 per 1,000 live births in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 8.9 per 1,000 live births, or 2.43 times that in Thailand.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Vietnam has been higher since 1978, when it overtook Thailand.
In 2023, Thailand ranked 153 and Vietnam ranked 84 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Thailand at 2.1 per 1,000 live births and Vietnam at 4 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

Year	Thailand	Vietnam	World
2023	6.2	15.1	27.3
2022	6.4	15.3	28.2
2021	6.7	15.4	28.4
2020	6.9	15.6	28.7
2019	7.1	15.8	29.2
2018	7.4	16	29.7
2017	7.7	16.1	30.3
2016	7.9	16.3	31.1
2015	8.2	16.4	32.1
2014	8.5	16.6	32.9
2013	8.8	16.8	33.9
2012	9.2	16.9	35
2011	9.7	17.1	36.8
2010	10	17.3	37.7
2009	10.4	17.5	39.1
2008	11	17.8	40.4
2007	11.5	18.1	42
2006	12.2	18.4	43.7
2005	12.8	18.8	45.4
2004	13.8	19.3	47.2
2003	14.2	19.8	48.8
2002	15	20.5	50.6
2001	15.9	21.4	52.2
2000	16.7	22.2	53.7
1999	17.6	23.3	55.5
1998	18.6	24.3	57.1
1997	19.6	25.7	58.3
1996	20.7	26.9	59.6
1995	21.8	28.3	60.8
1994	23	29.9	62
1993	24.2	31.4	62.9
1992	25.6	33.1	64.1
1991	27	34.7	64.9
1990	28.4	36.2	64.9
1989	30	37.8	66.2
1988	31.6	39.2	68
1987	33	40.5	68.6
1986	34.7	41.7	70.8
1985	36.3	42.8	72.9
1984	38	43.8	74.6
1983	39.7	44.7	76.1
1982	41.4	45.6	76.6
1981	43.2	46.5	78.7
1980	45.2	47.5	80.6
1979	47.1	48.4	82.5
1978	49.2	49.4	84.7
1977	51.3	50.3	86.4
1976	53.6	51.2	88.1
1975	56	53.6	89.6
1974	58.4	63.1	90.9
1973	61	62.2	92.1
1972	63.6	67.9	93.6
1971	66.4	62.9	96.1
1970	69.1	64.1	96.9
1969	71.8	64.5	98.3
1968	74.6	67.7	100.2
1967	77.3	62.3	103.1
1966	80	62.5	104.9
1965	82.6	62.9	106.4
1964	85.2	63.2	106.1
1963	87.8	64.6	107.7
1962	90.4	64.1	110.2
1961	92.9	65.1	121.5
1960	95.6	67.1	131.8
1959	98.3	69.4	125.7
1958	101	71.8	117.7
1957	103.6	74.3	120
1956	106.3	76.8	121.9
1955	109.1	79.4	124.8
1954	111.9	85	127.7
1953	114.8	85.9	130.1
1952	117.8	88.4	132.7
1951	120.7	91.1	136
1950	123.7	93.8	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Thailand	Vietnam	World
2024	7.96.6–9.5	14.712.1–18	26.9
2025	7.86.1–10.2	14.310.8–19.4	26.4
2026	7.65.7–10.5	1410.1–20.1	25.9
2027	7.45.3–10.6	13.69.4–20.9	25.4
2028	7.25–10.8	13.28.8–21.4	24.9
2029	6.94.7–10.7	12.98.3–21.6	24.5
2030	6.74.4–10.8	12.67.8–22.1	24
2031	6.54.2–10.8	12.47.6–22.4	23.6
2032	6.34–11.1	12.17.3–22.1	23.2
2033	6.13.8–11.1	11.87–22.8	22.8
2034	5.93.6–11	11.56.6–23.2	22.3
2035	5.83.5–11.1	11.36.3–22.9	21.9
2036	5.73.3–11	116.1–23.3	21.5
2037	5.53.2–10.9	10.75.8–22.6	21.1
2038	5.43–10.8	10.55.5–23	20.8
2039	5.33–11	10.25.3–22.7	20.4
2040	5.12.9–10.8	105.1–22.6	20
2041	52.8–10.5	9.74.9–22.5	19.7
2042	4.92.7–10.4	9.54.8–22	19.4
2043	4.82.6–10.1	9.34.6–22.1	19
2044	4.72.5–10.2	9.14.5–22.3	18.7
2045	4.62.4–10	8.94.3–21.6	18.4
2046	4.52.4–10.1	8.74.2–21.7	18.2
2047	4.42.4–10	8.54.1–22.3	17.9
2048	4.32.3–9.7	8.34–21.9	17.7
2049	4.22.3–9.7	8.13.9–21.8	17.5
2050	4.12.2–9.8	83.7–21.3	17.3
2051	42.1–9.6	7.83.6–21.4	17.1
2052	42–9.5	7.73.6–21.5	16.9
2053	3.92–9.7	7.53.4–21	16.7
2054	3.81.9–9.6	7.43.5–21.9	16.5
2055	3.81.8–9.2	7.33.4–21.5	16.3
2056	3.71.8–9.1	7.23.3–22	16.1
2057	3.61.8–9.3	73.2–22	15.9
2058	3.61.7–8.9	6.93.1–21.5	15.7
2059	3.51.7–8.7	6.83.1–20.8	15.5
2060	3.41.6–8.6	6.73–21	15.3
2061	3.41.6–8.4	6.62.9–20.6	15.1
2062	3.31.6–8.1	6.52.9–19.5	14.9
2063	3.31.5–8.1	6.42.9–20.3	14.7
2064	3.21.5–8.1	6.32.9–19.6	14.5
2065	3.21.4–8.1	6.22.8–19.6	14.3
2066	3.21.4–8	6.12.8–20.5	14.1
2067	3.11.4–7.7	62.7–19.9	13.9
2068	3.11.3–7.5	5.92.7–19.4	13.8
2069	31.3–7.6	5.82.7–19.4	13.6
2070	31.3–7.6	5.72.6–18.7	13.4
2071	2.91.2–7.3	5.72.6–18.9	13.2
2072	2.91.2–7.5	5.62.5–18.5	13
2073	2.91.2–7.4	5.52.4–18.1	12.9
2074	2.81.1–6.9	5.42.3–18.1	12.7
2075	2.81.1–7.1	5.42.3–17.8	12.6
2076	2.71.1–7	5.32.2–17.7	12.4
2077	2.71.1–7	5.22.2–17.7	12.3
2078	2.71–6.9	5.22.1–17.7	12.1
2079	2.61–6.8	5.12–17	12
2080	2.61–6.8	52–16.9	11.8
2081	2.61–6.6	52–16.3	11.7
2082	2.61–6.5	4.91.9–16	11.6
2083	2.50.9–6.4	4.81.8–15.7	11.5
2084	2.50.9–6.4	4.81.7–15.1	11.4
2085	2.50.9–6.3	4.71.7–14.6	11.3
2086	2.40.9–6.2	4.71.7–15.2	11.1
2087	2.40.9–6.3	4.61.6–15	11
2088	2.40.8–6.1	4.61.7–14.8	10.9
2089	2.30.8–6	4.51.6–14.5	10.8
2090	2.30.8–6	4.51.6–14.3	10.7
2091	2.30.8–5.8	4.41.6–14.2	10.6
2092	2.20.8–5.8	4.41.6–14	10.5
2093	2.20.7–5.6	4.31.5–14	10.4
2094	2.20.7–5.6	4.31.5–13.4	10.3
2095	2.20.7–5.5	4.21.5–13.5	10.1
2096	2.20.7–5.6	4.21.4–13.2	10
2097	2.10.7–5.6	4.11.4–13	9.9
2098	2.10.7–5.5	4.11.4–13	9.8
2099	2.10.6–5.4	41.4–13	9.7
2100	2.10.6–5.5	41.3–12.4	9.6

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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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