Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in Thailand
Thailand: Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate was -2.8 % change on previous year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in Thailand, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in Thailand stood at -2.8 % change on previous year. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in Thailand peaked at -2.8 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -5.57 % change on previous year, in 1991.
That places Thailand 97th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -4.59 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | -4.52 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1983 | -4.62 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 1984 | -4.65 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1985 | -4.71 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1986 | -4.83 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1987 | -4.97 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 1988 | -5.12 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1989 | -5.34 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1990 | -5.46 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1991 | -5.57 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1992 | -5.47 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1993 | -5.36 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1994 | -5.26 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1995 | -5.14 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1996 | -5.05 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1997 | -5.01 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1998 | -4.98 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1999 | -4.91 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2000 | -4.81 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2001 | -4.71 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2002 | -4.59 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2003 | -4.47 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2004 | -4.43 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2005 | -4.31 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 2006 | -4.2 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2007 | -4.07 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 2008 | -3.95 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 2009 | -3.74 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 2010 | -3.68 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2011 | -3.56 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2012 | -3.48 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2013 | -3.44 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2014 | -3.33 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 2015 | -3.32 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2016 | -3.2 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 2017 | -3.25 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2018 | -3.12 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 2019 | -3.2 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 2020 | -3.18 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2021 | -2.94 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 2022 | -2.97 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2023 | -2.92 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2024 | -2.8 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's -2.8 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -2.9 % change on previous year, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's -2.8 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -2.88 % change on previous year, 97% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -4.82 % change on previous year | -5.34 % change on previous year | -4.52 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | -5.22 % change on previous year | -5.57 % change on previous year | -4.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.33 % change on previous year | -4.81 % change on previous year | -3.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.36 % change on previous year | -3.68 % change on previous year | -3.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.96 % change on previous year | -3.18 % change on previous year | -2.8 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 94 Dominican Republic -2.68 % change on previous year compare
- 95 Uzbekistan -2.74 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Rwanda -2.76 % change on previous year compare
- 98 Tonga -2.82 % change on previous year compare
- 99 Mexico -2.83 % change on previous year compare
- 100 British Virgin Islands -2.84 % change on previous year compare
More health data for Thailand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0316 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 677 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- 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 extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in Thailand?
- Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in Thailand was -2.8 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was -2.8 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.57 % change on previous year in 1991.
- How does Thailand rank for extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate?
- Thailand ranks 97th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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- Extreme poverty vs child mortality Our World in Data
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The year-on-year percentage change in Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.