Thailand
Total population: 66 785 000
Income Group: Upper middle
Percentage of population living in urban areas: 34.1%
Population proportion between ages 30 and 70 years: 54.3%
Age-standardized death rates*
Proportional mortality (% of total deaths, all ages, both sexes)*
Injuries
11%
300
age-standardized death rate per 100,000
males
females
Cardiovascular
diseases
29%
250
Communicable,
maternal, perinatal
and nutritional
conditions
18%
200
150
100
Other NCDs
12%
50
Cancers
17%
Diabetes
4%
0
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cancers
Chronic Respiratory Diseases
Diabetes
2012
Chronic respiratory
diseases
9%
Total deaths: 501,000
NCDs are estimated to account for 71% of total deaths.
Premature mortality due to NCDs*
The probability of dying between ages 30 and 70 years from the 4 main NCDs is 16% .
Number of deaths, under 70 years
Females
100
Number of deaths (thousands)
Number of deaths (thousands)
Number of deaths, under 70 years
Males
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2000
2002
2004
2006
Cancers
2008
Diabetes
2010
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2000
2012
Cardiovascular Diseases
100
2002
2004
Chronic Respiratory Diseases
2006
2008
2010
2012
Other NCDs
Adult risk factors
males
females
total
Current tobacco smoking (2011)
46%
3%
24%
Total alcohol per capita consumption, in litres of pure alcohol (2010)
13.8
0.8
7.1
24.1%
20.7%
22.3%
5.0%
12.2%
8.8%
Raised blood pressure (2008)
Obesity (2008)
National systems response to NCDs
Has an operational NCD unit/branch or department within the Ministry of Health, or equivalent
Yes
Has an operational multisectoral national policy, strategy or action plan that integrates several NCDs and shared risk factors
No
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the harmful use of alcohol
Yes
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce physical inactivity and/or promote physical activity
Yes
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the burden of tobacco use
Yes
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce unhealthy diet and/or promote healthy diets
Yes
Has evidence-based national guidelines/protocols/standards for the management of major NCDs through a primary care approach
Yes
Has an NCD surveillance and monitoring system in place to enable reporting against the nine global NCD targets
Yes
Has a national, population-based cancer registry
No
* The mortality estimates for this country have a high degree of uncertainty because they are not based
on any national NCD mortality data (see Explanatory Notes).
World Health Organization - Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) Country Profiles , 2014.