Drug use disorder death rate in Thailand
Thailand: Drug use disorder death rate was 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder death rate 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
The most recent figure for drug use disorder death rate in Thailand is 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 123.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder death rate in Thailand peaked at 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Thailand 116th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Drug use disorder death rate in Thailand, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.0% |
| 2020 | 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.122 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.171 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder death rate in Thailand?
- Drug use disorder death rate in Thailand was 0.29 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 drug use disorder death rate recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder death rate recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for drug use disorder death rate?
- Thailand ranks 116th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder death rate rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Drug use disorder death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.