Deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Thailand
Thailand: Deaths from drug use disorders by age who was 26.68 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
26.68
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
30th
of 194 countries
All-time high
26.68
in 2021
All-time low
6.92
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Thailand, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Thailand stood at 26.68. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 90.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Thailand peaked at 26.68 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.92, in 2000.
Thailand ranks 30th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.92 | — |
| 2001 | 7.34 | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 8.09 | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 8.78 | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 9.59 | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 10.31 | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 11.01 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 11.56 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 12.08 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 12.53 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 13.41 | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 13.98 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 14.12 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 14.17 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 15.12 | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 15.53 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 16.84 | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 18.73 | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 21.39 | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 26.05 | +21.8% |
| 2020 | 26.22 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 26.68 | +1.8% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 26.68 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.15, 8.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 26.68 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.815, 32.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.82 | 6.92 | 12.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.93 | 13.41 | 26.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.45 | 26.22 | 26.68 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Thailand?
- Deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Thailand was 26.68 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from drug use disorders by age who recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 26.68 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths from drug use disorders by age who recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.92 in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for deaths from drug use disorders by age who?
- Thailand ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from drug use disorders by age who rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from drug use disorders by age who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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