Infant health: low birthweight in Thailand
Thailand: Infant health: low birthweight was 10.3 Percentage of live births in 2020. ▼ Falling
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% |
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
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,582 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 677 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1441 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate -0.5336 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.353 units per person (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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
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.