A. Recommended Minimum National Social Data Set (supplemented)
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Indicator
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Sub-Classification
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Data
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Date/Period of Measurement
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Frequency of Measurement
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Data Sources
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Remarks
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| Population |
Total |
61.7 million |
Jan-00 |
Bi-annual |
Mahidol Population Gazette, Vol 9, No.1, Jun.2000 |
The Department of Health of the Ministry of Public Health uses this data. * = For married women in reproductive age using modern method |
| by sex |
male |
30.7 million |
| female |
31.0 million |
| Life Expectancy at birth |
by sex |
male |
70 years |
Jan-00 |
Bi-annual |
Mahidol Population Gazette, Vol 9, No.1, Jun.2000 |
the same as above |
| female |
75 years |
| Total Fertility Rate |
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1.98 per woman |
Jan-00 |
Bi-annual |
the same as above |
the same as above |
| Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) |
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25 per 1,000 live births |
Jan-00 |
Bi-annual |
the same as above |
the same as above |
| Child Mortality Rate (under 5 years) |
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31 per 1,000 live births |
1996 |
not specified |
National Maternal and Child Health Fact Book, 1997, MOPH |
The fact book is updated on availability of new data. |
| Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) |
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44 per 100,000 live births |
1995-1996 |
not specified |
Research on Maternal Mortality in Thailand 1995-1996 by Bureau of Health Promotion, Dept. of Health, MOPH |
The Bureau of Health Policy and Planning, MOPH has another indicator on MMR which is 10.6 per 100,000 live births in 1997. |
| Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (CPR)* |
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72.00% |
2000 |
Bi-annual |
Mahidol Population Gazette, Vol 8, No.2, Jul, 1999 |
The Department of Health of the Ministry of Public Health uses this data. * = For married women in reproductive age using modern method |
| Average number of schooling completed |
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Data to be supplied by UNESCO |
| GDP per capita |
at current prices |
74909 (Baht) |
1998 |
annually |
National Account Division, NESDB |
The data presented here is calculated by adding up the quarterly GDP figures of 1998 and divided by the population figure. For comparisons, the 1988 annual GDP per capita at current prices is 28,380 Baht. |
| at 1988 prices |
45037 (Baht) |
| Households monthly income per capita |
Whole kingdom |
3432 (Baht) |
1998 |
Bi-annual |
Preliminary Report of the 1998 Household Socio-Economic Survey, National Statistics Office, Office of the Prime Minister |
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| by region |
Bangkok |
7,866 |
| Central |
3,575 |
| North |
2,799 |
| Northeast |
2,133 |
| South |
2,948 |
| Monetary value of the basket of food needed for minimum nutritional requirements |
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According to the Institute of Nutrition at Mahidol University, the information for this indicator is not available in Thailand. However, this kind of data could be generated but that would require time as well as the appropriate methodology to be adapted for this purpose. Possibly in the future this indicator will be used, but for the moment no ready data are available. |
| Unemployment rate |
by sex |
male |
3.40% |
Aug-98 |
4 times a year |
Labour Force Survey Round Three, National Statistics Office, Prime Minister office |
Unemployment rate based on round one (February), which is dry season is usually higher. |
| female |
3.40% |
| Employment-population ratio |
by sex |
male |
57.80% |
Aug-98 |
4 times a year |
Labour Force Survey Round Three, National Statistics Office, Prime Minister office |
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| female |
47.10% |
| total |
52.50% |
| Access to safe water |
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Whole kingdom |
81.00% |
1990-1997 |
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1999 HDR |
Up-to-date data to be supplied by UNCHS. Meanwhile, HDR data is provided herein. |
| Access to sanitation |
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Whole kingdom |
94.00% |
1990-1997 |
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1999 HDR |
| Number of people per room, excluding kitchen and bathroom |
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4.4 |
1990 |
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NHDR 1990 Population and Housing Sensus |
Data to be supplied by UNCHS |
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