Death rate from natural disasters in Thailand
Thailand: Death rate from natural disasters was 0.02 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Death rate from natural disasters in Thailand, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from natural disasters in Thailand stood at 0.02.
The figure is down 71.4% on the previous year and down 98.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from natural disasters in Thailand peaked at 13.03 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 2003.
Thailand ranks 59th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Death rate from natural disasters in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.17 | — |
| 2001 | 0.35 | +105.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3 | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.01 | -96.7% |
| 2004 | 13.03 | +130200.0% |
| 2005 | 0.11 | -99.2% |
| 2006 | 0.46 | +318.2% |
| 2007 | 0.08 | -82.6% |
| 2008 | 0.06 | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.03 | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.44 | +1366.7% |
| 2011 | 1.21 | +175.0% |
| 2012 | 0.22 | -81.8% |
| 2013 | 0.13 | -40.9% |
| 2014 | 0.05 | -61.5% |
| 2015 | 0.01 | -80.0% |
| 2016 | 0.05 | +400.0% |
| 2017 | 0.24 | +380.0% |
| 2018 | 0.02 | -91.7% |
| 2019 | 0.04 | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.07 | +75.0% |
| 2021 | 0.02 | -71.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from natural disasters in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +130200.0% | 0.01 | 13.03 |
| 2010 | +1366.7% | 0.03 | 0.44 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.46 | 0.01 | 13.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.241 | 0.01 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.045 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from natural disasters in Thailand?
- Death rate from natural disasters in Thailand was 0.02 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from natural disasters recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 13.03 in 2004.
- What is the lowest death rate from natural disasters recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 2003.
- How does Thailand rank for death rate from natural disasters?
- Thailand ranks 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from natural disasters rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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