Life expectancy at birth, male in Thailand
Thailand: Life expectancy at birth, male was 72.34 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Thailand, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, male in Thailand stood at 72.34 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Thailand peaked at 73.3 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 48.99 years, in 1960.
Thailand ranks 102nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.91 years | 48.99 years | 53.29 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.45 years | 54 years | 58.38 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.5 years | 58.76 years | 65.35 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.17 years | 65.63 years | 67.19 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.17 years | 67.37 years | 71.27 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.26 years | 71.43 years | 72.95 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.36 years | 71.03 years | 73.3 years | 5 |
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More health data for Thailand
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 411,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 398,874 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 419,887 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 396,542 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 418,551 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 395,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 376,498 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 365,336 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 387,559 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 422,254 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Thailand?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Thailand was 72.34 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 73.3 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.99 years in 1960.
- How does Thailand rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Thailand ranks 102nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.