Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Thailand
Thailand: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care was 98.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Thailand, 1987–2019
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 98.6% for pregnant women receiving prenatal care in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Thailand peaked at 99.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 80.4%, in 1987.
That places Thailand 16th out of 99 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 80.4% | — |
| 1996 | 85.9% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 91.8% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 94.3% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 97.8% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 99.1% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 98.1% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +0.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 98.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.2%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 98.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.4% | 80.4% | 80.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 85.9% | 85.9% | 85.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 91.8% | 99.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 98.1% | 98.6% | 4 |
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)
- 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 pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Thailand?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Thailand was 98.6% in 2019, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 1987.
- How does Thailand rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care?
- Thailand ranks 16th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care are the percentage of women attended at least once during pregnancy by skilled health personnel for reasons related to pregnancy.