Thailand Country Profile
Thailand Country Profile
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Country Overview
CDC collaborates with government and non-governmental partners in Thailand, including civil society organizations and multilateral organizations, to discover, evaluate and implement new tools, programs and policies to combat HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and tuberculosis. CDC works to scale-up and evaluate effective approaches to reach and test key populations as well as treat and retain people living with HIV in Bangkok and four high burden provinces. CDC aims to: improve HIV testing and case finding strategies; strengthen HIV prevention, treatment and care services; scale-up enhanced adherence counseling, viral load testing network, and case manager programs; and expand data-driven quality improvement programs.
Per Capita GNI
$6,610
(2018)
Population (million)
69.43
(2018)
Under 5 Mortality
10/1,000 Live Births
(2017)
Life Expectancy
75 Years
(2017)
Estimated HIV Prevalence
1.1%
(Ages 15-49): (2018)
Estimated AIDS Deaths
18,000
(2018)
TB Treatment Success Rate
83%
(2016)
Estimated TB Incidence
156/100,000
(2017)
TB Mortality
13/100,000
(2017)
Estimated Orphans Due to AIDS
230,000
(2018)
TB patients with known HIV-status who are HIV-positive
11%
(2017)
Reported Number Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)
355,984
(2018)
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