Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Thailand
Thailand: Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children was 23.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Thailand, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Thailand is 23.8%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Thailand peaked at 30.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2023.
Thailand ranks 149th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.3% | — |
| 2001 | 30.2% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 29.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 29.5% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 29.3% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 28.9% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 25.3% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 24.8% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.9% | 29.3% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 25.9% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 23.8% | 25.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 147 Philippines 24.0% compare
- 148 Rwanda 23.9% compare
- 150 Costa Rica 23.3% compare
- 151 Brazil 23.1% compare
- 152 El Salvador 23.0% compare
More gender data for Thailand
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,170 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 278,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 295,559 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 282,643 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 300,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 287,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 305,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 292,562 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 310,911 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Thailand?
- Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Thailand was 23.8% in 2023, according to Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2023.
- How does Thailand rank for anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children?
- Thailand ranks 149th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of pregnant women with anemia vs the share of children aged between six months and five years who have anemia. Anemia is a condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin.