Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Thailand
Thailand: Opioid use disorder deaths by sex was 43.4 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Thailand, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 43.4 deaths for opioid use disorder deaths by sex in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 101.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Thailand peaked at 43.4 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.83 deaths, in 2000.
That places Thailand 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Thailand, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.83 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 19.87 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 21.48 deaths | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 21.14 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 21.08 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 20.52 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 20.7 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 21.01 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 20.96 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 20.65 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 21.29 deaths | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 21.5 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 21.64 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 21.76 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 23.36 deaths | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 23.61 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 25.89 deaths | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 27.41 deaths | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 30.47 deaths | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 37.73 deaths | +23.8% |
| 2020 | 40.64 deaths | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 43.4 deaths | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.72 deaths | 19.83 deaths | 21.48 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.47 deaths | 21.29 deaths | 37.73 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.02 deaths | 40.64 deaths | 43.4 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Thailand?
- Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Thailand was 43.4 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest opioid use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest opioid use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.83 deaths in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for opioid use disorder deaths by sex?
- Thailand ranks 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is opioid use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.9%. 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 Opioid use disorder deaths by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from opioid use disorders in females.