Age-standardized suicide rates in Thailand
Thailand: Age-standardized suicide rates was 15.38 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Age-standardized suicide rates in Thailand, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 15.38 for age-standardized suicide rates in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Thailand peaked at 15.38 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.16, in 2010.
Thailand ranks 22nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.02 | — |
| 2001 | 10.99 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 11.23 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 10.89 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 10.27 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 8.8 | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 8.75 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 8.76 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 8.51 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 8.2 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 8.16 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 8.33 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 8.46 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 8.61 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 9.41 | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 9.97 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 10.7 | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 10.97 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 11.49 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 12.22 | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 14.25 | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 15.38 | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.74 | 8.2 | 11.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.83 | 8.16 | 12.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.81 | 14.25 | 15.38 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 19 Cape Verde 16.63 compare
- 20 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 15.79 compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 15.38 compare
- 23 Somalia 15.32 compare
- 24 Kazakhstan 15.19 compare
- 25 Togo 15.17 compare
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0742 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Thailand?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Thailand was 15.38 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 15.38 in 2021.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.16 in 2010.
- How does Thailand rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Thailand ranks 22nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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