Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Thailand
Thailand: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 1.6 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Thailand, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
In 2024, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Thailand stood at 1.6 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Thailand peaked at 3.8 per 1,000 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.6 per 1,000, in 2021.
Thailand ranks 82nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Thailand, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.6 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 3.5 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 3.4 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 3.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.3 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 3.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.2 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 3.1 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 3.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.2 per 1,000 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 3.3 per 1,000 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 3.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.2 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 3.8 per 1,000 | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 3 per 1,000 | -21.1% |
| 2006 | 2.9 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 2.8 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 2.6 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 2.5 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 2.4 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.3 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 2.2 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 2.1 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 2 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.9 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 1.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.7 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 1.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3 per 1,000 | 3.1 per 1,000 | 3.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.06 per 1,000 | 2.5 per 1,000 | 3.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.02 per 1,000 | 1.7 per 1,000 | 2.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 per 1,000 | 1.6 per 1,000 | 1.7 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 79 Egypt 1.7 per 1,000 compare
- 79 Guatemala 1.7 per 1,000 compare
- 79 Honduras 1.7 per 1,000 compare
- 82 Azerbaijan 1.6 per 1,000 compare
- 84 Algeria 1.5 per 1,000 compare
- 84 Dominica 1.5 per 1,000 compare
- 84 Ecuador 1.5 per 1,000 compare
- 84 El Salvador 1.5 per 1,000 compare
- 84 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.5 per 1,000 compare
- 84 Jamaica 1.5 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Thailand
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 243,991 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13,596 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 758,147 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 716,498 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.26 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.45 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Thailand?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Thailand was 1.6 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8 per 1,000 in 2004.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 per 1,000 in 2021.
- How does Thailand rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Thailand ranks 82nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.