Drug use disorder deaths by age in Thailand
Thailand: Drug use disorder deaths by age was 26.68 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths by age in Thailand, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, drug use disorder deaths by age in Thailand stood at 26.68 deaths. 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, drug use disorder deaths by age in Thailand peaked at 26.68 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.92 deaths, 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.
Drug use disorder deaths by age in Thailand, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.92 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 7.34 deaths | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 8.09 deaths | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 8.78 deaths | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 9.59 deaths | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 10.31 deaths | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 11.01 deaths | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 11.56 deaths | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 12.08 deaths | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 12.53 deaths | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 13.41 deaths | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 13.98 deaths | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 14.12 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 14.17 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 15.12 deaths | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 15.53 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 16.84 deaths | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 18.73 deaths | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 21.39 deaths | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 26.05 deaths | +21.8% |
| 2020 | 26.22 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 26.68 deaths | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.82 deaths | 6.92 deaths | 12.53 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.93 deaths | 13.41 deaths | 26.05 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.45 deaths | 26.22 deaths | 26.68 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths by age in Thailand?
- Drug use disorder deaths by age in Thailand was 26.68 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drug use disorder deaths by age recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 26.68 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by age recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.92 deaths in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for drug use disorder deaths by age?
- Thailand ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths by age 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 World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Drug use disorder deaths by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders among both sexes aged 70+ year olds.