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Thailand has a population of 69 million. Thailand has a universal health care system. National expenditure on health accounts for 4.5% of GDP. The modern Tahi health care system aims to utilize herbal medicine in its established and progressive hospitals. Thailand is considered to provide a very high quality of health care.
Population: 69.04 million
Life expectancy: 73.6
Spend on healthcare % of GDP : 3.76%
Fertility rate: 1.48%

Age groups

  • 0-14: 17.41%
  • 15-24: 14.78%
  • 25-54: 46.69%
  • 55-64: 11.26%
  • 65 years and over: 9.86%

Hospitals

  • 1,000 – Public
  • 315 – Private

Health spending averages per person USD

  • $220

Total spend on healthcare local currency

  • 474 Trillion THB

No. of healthcare workers

  • 157,000