Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Thailand
Thailand: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate was 1.44 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Thailand, 1979–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Thailand is 1.44, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Thailand peaked at 2.87 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3592, in 1994.
Thailand ranks 95th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.9537 | — |
| 1980 | 0.7597 | -20.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6208 | -18.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7165 | +15.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8682 | +21.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7707 | -11.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8698 | +12.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6676 | -23.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8007 | +19.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7924 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8564 | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9084 | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3592 | -60.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7705 | +114.5% |
| 1996 | 1.22 | +58.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9585 | -21.5% |
| 1998 | 1.38 | +43.6% |
| 1999 | 1.47 | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 1.81 | +23.6% |
| 2002 | 2.37 | +30.7% |
| 2003 | 2.3 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 2.22 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 2.24 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 2.33 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 2.59 | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 2.66 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 2.81 | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 2.65 | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 2.67 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.69 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.68 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.8 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 2.87 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 2.46 | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 1.52 | -38.3% |
| 2018 | 1.48 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.5 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.54 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.44 | -6.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 1.44 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.75, 52% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 1.44 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.49, 96% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +114.5% | 0.3592 | 0.7705 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9537 | 0.9537 | 0.9537 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.7592 | 0.6208 | 0.8698 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.9678 | 0.3592 | 1.47 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.37 | 1.81 | 2.81 | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.33 | 1.48 | 2.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 | 1.44 | 1.54 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 677 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0214 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Thailand?
- Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Thailand was 1.44 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest brain and nervous system cancer death rate recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.87 in 2015.
- What is the lowest brain and nervous system cancer death rate recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3592 in 1994.
- How does Thailand rank for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Thailand ranks 95th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is brain and nervous system cancer death rate rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Brain and nervous system cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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