Infant health: low birthweight in Thailand
Thailand: Infant health: low birthweight was 10.3 Percentage of live births in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
10.3 Percentage of live births
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 41 countries
All-time high
11 Percentage of live births
in 2000
All-time low
10.3 Percentage of live births
in 2018
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Infant health: low birthweight in Thailand, 2000–2020
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of live births.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 10.3 Percentage of live births for infant health: low birthweight in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant health: low birthweight in Thailand peaked at 11 Percentage of live births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.3 Percentage of live births, in 2018.
That places Thailand 4th out of 41 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Infant health: low birthweight in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Percentage of live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11 Percentage of live births | — |
| 2001 | 11 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.9 Percentage of live births | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 10.8 Percentage of live births | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 10.8 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.7 Percentage of live births | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 10.7 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.6 Percentage of live births | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.6 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.6 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.5 Percentage of live births | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 10.5 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.5 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.5 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.5 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.4 Percentage of live births | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.4 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.3 Percentage of live births | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 10.3 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.3 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 10.3 Percentage of live births is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.1 Percentage of live births, 1.3× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 10.3 Percentage of live births is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.4 Percentage of live births, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.81 Percentage of live births | 10.6 Percentage of live births | 11 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.45 Percentage of live births | 10.3 Percentage of live births | 10.6 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3 Percentage of live births | 10.3 Percentage of live births | 10.3 Percentage of live births | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 1 Türkiye 9.2 Percentage of live births compare
- 1 India 27.4 Percentage of live births compare
- 2 Netherlands 5.6 Percentage of live births compare
- 2 South Africa 16.6 Percentage of live births compare
- 3 Poland 5.4 Percentage of live births compare
- 3 Slovenia 5.4 Percentage of live births compare
- 3 Croatia 5.4 Percentage of live births compare
- 3 Colombia 11 Percentage of live births compare
- 5 Lithuania 4.3 Percentage of live births compare
- 5 Indonesia 9.9 Percentage of live births compare
- 6 Greece 9.8 Percentage of live births compare
- 6 Japan 9.8 Percentage of live births compare
- 6 Latvia 4.2 Percentage of live births compare
- 7 Estonia 4.1 Percentage of live births 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 677 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant health: low birthweight in Thailand?
- Infant health: low birthweight in Thailand was 10.3 Percentage of live births in 2020, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 11 Percentage of live births in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3 Percentage of live births in 2018.
- How does Thailand rank for infant health: low birthweight?
- Thailand ranks 4th out of 41 countries with data for 2020.
- Is infant health: low birthweight rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Infant health: low birthweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on the number of live births weighing less than 2500 grams as a percentage of the total number of live births. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.