Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Thailand
Thailand: Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate was 5.43 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Thailand, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Thailand stood at 5.43.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Thailand peaked at 5.58 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.78, in 2000.
Thailand ranks 25th 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.
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.78 | — |
| 2001 | 3.06 | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 3.21 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 3.52 | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 3.67 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 3.45 | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 3.49 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.62 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 3.68 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 3.77 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 3.82 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 4.11 | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 4.34 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 4.54 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 4.9 | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 5.18 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 5.3 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 5.42 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 5.47 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 5.58 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 5.52 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 5.43 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.43 | 2.78 | 3.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.87 | 3.82 | 5.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.48 | 5.43 | 5.52 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Thailand?
- Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Thailand was 5.43 in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest male-to-female ratio of suicide rate recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 5.58 in 2019.
- What is the lowest male-to-female ratio of suicide rate recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.78 in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate?
- Thailand ranks 25th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. 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 Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age-standardized suicide rate of males divided by the age-standardized suicide rate of females.