Low birth weight prevalence in Thailand
Thailand: Low birth weight prevalence was 10.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
10.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
74th
of 157 countries
All-time high
11.0%
in 2000
All-time low
10.3%
in 2018
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight prevalence in Thailand, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight prevalence in Thailand stood at 10.3%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Thailand peaked at 11.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2018.
That places Thailand 74th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Low birth weight prevalence in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.0% | — |
| 2001 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 10.6% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 10.3% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 1 |
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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 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1602 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.0291 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5136 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Thailand?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Thailand was 10.3% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2018.
- How does Thailand rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Thailand ranks 74th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Low birth weight prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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