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Mortality in Thailand, by the numbers

Thailand sits in East Asia & Pacific. A newborn there can expect about 76.7 years of life, 88th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Thailand, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
76.7 yrs
88th of 212
Life-expectancy gap (F−M)
8.6 yrs
11th highest of 212
Male mortality penalty
121 /1,000
17th highest of 212

16 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How Thailand ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 76.7 yrs 88 of 212 2024
Age-standardized death rate 6.0 /1,000 139 of 182 2021
Crude death rate 9.0 /1,000 58 of 212 2024
Life expectancy at 60 22.8 yrs 31 of 182 2021
Male mortality penalty 121 /1,000 17 of 212 2024
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 8.6 yrs 11 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 76.8 men/100 women 83 of 212 2024
Infant mortality 7.7 /1,000 127 of 192 2024
Maternal mortality 34.0 /100k 110 of 191 2023
Premature NCD mortality 14.5 % 128 of 182 2021
Suicide rate 16.6 /100k 19 of 182 2021
Road-traffic deaths 32.2 /100k 16 of 187 2019
Recorded alcohol per adult 8.0 L 48 of 185 2020
Population aged 65+ 15.4 % 64 of 212 2024
Health spending per capita $327 110 of 191 2023
GDP per capita $7,347 116 of 212 2024

Measured against the rest of the world, Thailand's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 11th highest life-expectancy gap in the world (8.6 yrs) and the 17th highest male mortality penalty in the world (121 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Thailand; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.