What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Thailand and World?

7.46 per 100,000 population, with Thailand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and World?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Thailand vs World: Suicide mortality rate

Thailand

16.59 per 100,000 population

in 2021

World

9.13 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Thailand rank

19th

World rank

16th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Thailand
World

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 16.59 per 100,000 population against 9.13 per 100,000 population in World, a difference of 7.46 per 100,000 population.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.8 times World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was World ahead.

Thailand ranks 19th and World ranks 16th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 2 and World in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Thailand	World	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10.32 per 100,000 population	11.66 per 100,000 population	1.34 per 100,000 population	World
2010s	10.89 per 100,000 population	9.94 per 100,000 population	0.9552 per 100,000 population	Thailand
2020s	16.02 per 100,000 population	9.09 per 100,000 population	6.93 per 100,000 population	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Thailand or World?: Thailand, at 16.59 per 100,000 population against 9.13 per 100,000 population in World as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Thailand and World?: 7.46 per 100,000 population, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and World?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Thailand and World rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Thailand ranks 19th and World ranks 16th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)
Unit: per 100,000 population
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 5,104 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).