Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, North Korea or Thailand?

North Korea, at 2,474 against 2,291 in Thailand as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Thailand?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

North Korea vs Thailand: Number of under-five deaths, female

North Korea

2,474

in 2024

Thailand

2,291

in 2024

North Korea rank

69th

Thailand rank

70th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

North Korea
Thailand

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 2,474 against 2,291 in Thailand, a difference of 183.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Thailand ahead.

North Korea ranks 69th and Thailand ranks 70th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	19,288	71,466	52,179	Thailand
1970s	11,202	45,773	34,571	Thailand
1980s	6,577	24,248	17,671	Thailand
1990s	14,870	13,090	1,780	North Korea
2000s	9,189	6,917	2,272	North Korea
2010s	3,311	4,015	704.1	Thailand
2020s	2,620	2,534	85.2	North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, North Korea or Thailand?: North Korea, at 2,474 against 2,291 in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between North Korea and Thailand?: 183, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Thailand?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do North Korea and Thailand rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: North Korea ranks 69th and Thailand ranks 70th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths, female
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.