What is maternal mortality ratio in Thailand?

Maternal mortality ratio in Thailand was 28.6 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2020, according to UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Thailand?

The highest recorded value was 77.56 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1985.

What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Thailand?

The lowest recorded value was 28.6 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2020.

How does Thailand rank for maternal mortality ratio?

Thailand ranks 114th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.

Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Thailand?

Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Thailand data come from?

The figures come from UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Maternal mortality ratio in Thailand

Name: Maternal mortality ratio in Thailand
Creator: UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Thailand: Maternal mortality ratio was 28.6 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)

28.6 deaths per 100,000 live births

Change on year

down 0.8%

World rank

114th

of 189 countries

All-time high

77.56 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 1985

All-time low

28.6 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Years of data

1985–2020

Maternal mortality ratio in Thailand, 1985–2020

Source: UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 live births.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 28.6 deaths per 100,000 live births for maternal mortality ratio in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Thailand peaked at 77.56 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1985 and was at its lowest, 28.6 deaths per 100,000 live births, in 2020.

Thailand ranks 114th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1980s	70.69 deaths per 100,000 live births	62.06 deaths per 100,000 live births	77.56 deaths per 100,000 live births	5
1990s	49.83 deaths per 100,000 live births	39.8 deaths per 100,000 live births	59.96 deaths per 100,000 live births	10
2000s	40.79 deaths per 100,000 live births	36.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	48.28 deaths per 100,000 live births	10
2010s	30.87 deaths per 100,000 live births	28.73 deaths per 100,000 live births	35.33 deaths per 100,000 live births	10
2020s	28.6 deaths per 100,000 live births	28.6 deaths per 100,000 live births	28.6 deaths per 100,000 live births	1

Countries ranked near Thailand

111 Uzbekistan 30.18 deaths per 100,000 live births compare
112 Syria 29.92 deaths per 100,000 live births compare
113 Sri Lanka 28.84 deaths per 100,000 live births compare
115 Georgia 27.61 deaths per 100,000 live births compare
116 Armenia 27.19 deaths per 100,000 live births compare
117 Trinidad and Tobago 26.58 deaths per 100,000 live births compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

More health data for Thailand

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 478,935 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 454,221 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 482,651 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 458,966 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 484,344 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 462,657 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is maternal mortality ratio in Thailand?: Maternal mortality ratio in Thailand was 28.6 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2020, according to UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Thailand?: The highest recorded value was 77.56 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1985.
What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Thailand?: The lowest recorded value was 28.6 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2020.
How does Thailand rank for maternal mortality ratio?: Thailand ranks 114th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Thailand?: Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Thailand data come from?: The figures come from UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio
Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 189 places, 8,868 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births, based on data from death certificates, large-scale surveys, and statistical modeling.