Life expectancy in Thailand
Thailand: Life expectancy was 79.27 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Thailand, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 79.27 years for life expectancy in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Thailand peaked at 79.27 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25 years, in 1870.
Thailand ranks 32nd of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Thailand, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 25 years | — |
| 1880 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 27.5 years | +10.0% |
| 1925 | 30 years | +9.1% |
| 1929 | 35 years | +16.7% |
| 1933 | 38.3 years | +9.4% |
| 1938 | 40.3 years | +5.2% |
| 1950 | 47.05 years | +16.7% |
| 1955 | 50.75 years | +7.9% |
| 1960 | 52.65 years | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 55.6 years | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 58.44 years | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 60.56 years | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 65.93 years | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 68.97 years | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 70.44 years | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 70.95 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 72.32 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 73.82 years | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 76.13 years | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 77.72 years | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 79.27 years | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 27.5 years | 27.5 years | 27.5 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 32.5 years | 30 years | 35 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 39.3 years | 38.3 years | 40.3 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 48.9 years | 47.05 years | 50.75 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 54.12 years | 52.65 years | 55.6 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 59.5 years | 58.44 years | 60.56 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 67.45 years | 65.93 years | 68.97 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 70.7 years | 70.44 years | 70.95 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 73.07 years | 72.32 years | 73.82 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 76.92 years | 76.13 years | 77.72 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 79.27 years | 79.27 years | 79.27 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 80.43 years compare
- 30 Chile 79.38 years compare
- 31 Costa Rica 79.28 years compare
- 33 Bahrain 79.17 years compare
- 34 Qatar 79.1 years compare
- 35 United Arab Emirates 78.95 years 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0699 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0742 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Thailand?
- Life expectancy in Thailand was 79.27 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 79.27 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 years in 1870.
- How does Thailand rank for life expectancy?
- Thailand ranks 32nd out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.