This Report on the Situation of Thai Older Persons in 2021 is the second edition with a
special section on the impact of COVID-19 on Thai older persons. The pandemic remains
an important theme, as it exposes the vulnerability and inequality of the older generation
in societies around the world, and policymakers and the general public need to be more
fully aware of how Covid can erode the quality of life of older persons. Therefore, this
2021 report should be most beneficial to all parties concerned as Thailand continues
its effort to contain and control outbreaks, and the virus mutates into more transmissible
variants. We can clearly see how COVID-19 has severely impacted the basic living
conditions of many people in society, even to the extent that a grim saying has emerged:
“Some fear they will die of starvation before dying of COVID-19.” This Report on the
Situation of Thai Older Persons in 2021 hopes to reflect the perspective of Thai older
persons, based on quantitative and qualitative data conducted by various agencies and
researchers around the country.
