Self harm death rates by age in Thailand
Thailand: Self harm death rates by age was 0.3537 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.3537
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
85th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.3537
in 2021
All-time low
0.0924
in 2008
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Self harm death rates by age in Thailand, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.3537 for self harm death rates by age in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 78.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Thailand peaked at 0.3537 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0924, in 2008.
Thailand ranks 85th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.303 | — |
| 2001 | 0.2343 | -22.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2021 | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 0.231 | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1898 | -17.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1481 | -22.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1411 | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1119 | -20.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0924 | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0972 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1538 | +58.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1986 | +29.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2064 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2087 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2407 | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2501 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2655 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2759 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2964 | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3185 | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3465 | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3537 | +2.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.3537 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2158, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.3537 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3405, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1751 | 0.0924 | 0.303 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2415 | 0.1538 | 0.3185 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3501 | 0.3465 | 0.3537 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0316 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 677 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0214 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Thailand?
- Self harm death rates by age in Thailand was 0.3537 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3537 in 2021.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0924 in 2008.
- How does Thailand rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Thailand ranks 85th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.1%. 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 Self harm death rates by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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