Death rate from road injuries in Thailand
Thailand: Death rate from road injuries was 25.44 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from road injuries in Thailand, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 25.44 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate from road injuries in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from road injuries in Thailand peaked at 53.38 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.44 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Thailand 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from road injuries in Thailand, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.38 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 52.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 50.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 49.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 50.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 49.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 49.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 48.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 47.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 46.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 45.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 45.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 44.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 43.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 38.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 36.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 35.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 33.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 31 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 29.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 26.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 25.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 46.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 53.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 45.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 14 Chad 26.39 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 15 Central African Republic 26.27 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 16 Ghana 25.87 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 18 Niger 24.86 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 19 Benin 24.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Eswatini 24.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road injuries in Thailand?
- Death rate from road injuries in Thailand was 25.44 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from road injuries recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 53.38 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from road injuries recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.44 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Thailand rank for death rate from road injuries?
- Thailand ranks 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road injuries rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from road injury in both sexes, per 100,000 people.