Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Thailand

Thailand: Number of deaths from suicide ghe was 11,738 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
11,738
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
10th
of 194 countries
All-time high
11,738
in 2021
All-time low
6,031
in 2009
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Thailand, 2000–2021

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k2000201020212000: 7.2k2001: 7.3k2002: 7.5k2003: 7.4k2004: 7.1k2005: 6.1k2006: 6.2k2007: 6.3k2008: 6.2k2009: 6.0k2010: 6.1k2011: 6.3k2012: 6.5k2013: 6.7k2014: 7.3k2015: 7.8k2016: 8.4k2017: 8.6k2018: 9.1k2019: 9.6k2020: 10.9k2021: 11.7k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, number of deaths from suicide ghe in Thailand stood at 11,738. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 85.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths from suicide ghe in Thailand peaked at 11,738 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6,031, in 2009.

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 rising across the 22 years of available data.

Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Thailand, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 7,162 —
2001 7,285 +1.7%
2002 7,535 +3.4%
2003 7,386 -2.0%
2004 7,056 -4.5%
2005 6,106 -13.5%
2006 6,166 +1.0%
2007 6,251 +1.4%
2008 6,165 -1.4%
2009 6,031 -2.2%
2010 6,127 +1.6%
2011 6,345 +3.6%
2012 6,505 +2.5%
2013 6,679 +2.7%
2014 7,318 +9.6%
2015 7,780 +6.3%
2016 8,374 +7.6%
2017 8,632 +3.1%
2018 9,052 +4.9%
2019 9,628 +6.4%
2020 10,934 +13.6%
2021 11,738 +7.3%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 11,738 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 431.73, 27.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 11,738 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 421.6, 27.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6,714 6,031 7,535 10
2010s 7,644 6,127 9,628 10
2020s 11,336 10,934 11,738 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 7 South Korea 14,254 compare
  2. 8 South Africa 13,227 compare
  3. 9 Pakistan 13,060 compare
  4. 11 Germany 10,772 compare
  5. 12 France 10,743 compare
  6. 13 Nigeria 10,540 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths from suicide ghe in Thailand?
Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Thailand was 11,738 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of deaths from suicide ghe recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 11,738 in 2021.
What is the lowest number of deaths from suicide ghe recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 6,031 in 2009.
How does Thailand rank for number of deaths from suicide ghe?
Thailand ranks 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is number of deaths from suicide ghe rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 85.0%. 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 Number of deaths from suicide ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of deaths from suicide ghe
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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