Life expectancy vs. health spending in Thailand
Thailand: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 76.41 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Thailand, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. health spending in Thailand is 76.41 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Thailand peaked at 77.61 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 45.19 years, in 1950.
Thailand ranks 102nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.79 years | 45.19 years | 50.13 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 52.95 years | 50.61 years | 55.7 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.26 years | 56.47 years | 61.7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.71 years | 62.19 years | 68.56 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.84 years | 68.92 years | 70.98 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.76 years | 71.2 years | 74.67 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.29 years | 75.01 years | 77.2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.66 years | 75.29 years | 77.61 years | 4 |
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More health data for Thailand
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 352,864 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 463,061 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 443,162 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 340,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 361,001 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 432,277 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 421,251 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 442,873 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 452,490 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 452,930 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Thailand?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Thailand was 76.41 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 77.61 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.19 years in 1950.
- How does Thailand rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Thailand ranks 102nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.