Deaths from road injuries in Thailand
Thailand: Deaths from road injuries was 18,218 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
18,218
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
10th
of 194 countries
All-time high
33,663
in 2000
All-time low
18,218
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths from road injuries in Thailand, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 18,218 for deaths from road injuries in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in Thailand peaked at 33,663 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18,218, in 2021.
That places Thailand 10th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32,642 | 31,772 | 33,663 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,850 | 21,384 | 31,258 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,688 | 18,218 | 19,157 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More health data for Thailand
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,582 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 677 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 478,935 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 454,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 482,651 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 458,966 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 484,344 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 462,657 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from road injuries in Thailand?
- Deaths from road injuries in Thailand was 18,218 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 33,663 in 2000.
- What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,218 in 2021.
- How does Thailand rank for deaths from road injuries?
- Thailand ranks 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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