Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Thailand
Thailand: Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) was 28.22 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
28.22 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
16th
of 185 countries
All-time high
28.22 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
All-time low
14.09 per 100,000 male population
in 2009
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Suicide mortality rate, male in Thailand, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 male population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate, male in Thailand is 28.22 per 100,000 male population, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 90.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Thailand peaked at 28.22 per 100,000 male population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.09 per 100,000 male population, in 2009.
Thailand ranks 16th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.02 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 17.52 per 100,000 male population | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 18.15 per 100,000 male population | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 18.01 per 100,000 male population | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 17.18 per 100,000 male population | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 14.56 per 100,000 male population | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 14.57 per 100,000 male population | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 14.74 per 100,000 male population | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 14.46 per 100,000 male population | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 14.09 per 100,000 male population | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 14.22 per 100,000 male population | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 14.83 per 100,000 male population | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 15.26 per 100,000 male population | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 15.74 per 100,000 male population | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 17.44 per 100,000 male population | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 18.65 per 100,000 male population | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 20.1 per 100,000 male population | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 20.74 per 100,000 male population | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 21.72 per 100,000 male population | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 23.14 per 100,000 male population | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 26.34 per 100,000 male population | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 28.22 per 100,000 male population | +7.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 28.22 per 100,000 male population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.32 per 100,000 male population, 2.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 28.22 per 100,000 male population is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.82 per 100,000 male population, 2.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.03 per 100,000 male population | 14.09 per 100,000 male population | 18.15 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.18 per 100,000 male population | 14.22 per 100,000 male population | 23.14 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.28 per 100,000 male population | 26.34 per 100,000 male population | 28.22 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 13 Suriname 30.47 per 100,000 male population compare
- 14 Slovenia 29.95 per 100,000 male population compare
- 15 Solomon Islands 29.18 per 100,000 male population compare
- 17 Belarus 27.7 per 100,000 male population compare
- 18 Latvia 27.5 per 100,000 male population compare
- 19 Belgium 26.25 per 100,000 male population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Thailand?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Thailand was 28.22 per 100,000 male population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 28.22 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.09 per 100,000 male population in 2009.
- How does Thailand rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Thailand ranks 16th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).