Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in Thailand
Thailand: Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) was 16.59 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate 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 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate in Thailand is 16.59 per 100,000 population, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 80.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Thailand peaked at 16.59 per 100,000 population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.87 per 100,000 population, in 2009.
That places Thailand 19th out of 185 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.
Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.49 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 11.55 per 100,000 population | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 11.83 per 100,000 population | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 11.49 per 100,000 population | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 10.85 per 100,000 population | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 9.31 per 100,000 population | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 9.31 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.35 per 100,000 population | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 9.15 per 100,000 population | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 8.87 per 100,000 population | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 8.93 per 100,000 population | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 9.18 per 100,000 population | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 9.36 per 100,000 population | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 9.56 per 100,000 population | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 10.45 per 100,000 population | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 11.07 per 100,000 population | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 11.87 per 100,000 population | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 12.2 per 100,000 population | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 12.76 per 100,000 population | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 13.55 per 100,000 population | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 15.46 per 100,000 population | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 16.59 per 100,000 population | +7.3% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 16.59 per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.95 per 100,000 population, 2.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 16.59 per 100,000 population is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.61 per 100,000 population, 1.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.32 per 100,000 population | 8.87 per 100,000 population | 11.83 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.89 per 100,000 population | 8.93 per 100,000 population | 13.55 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.02 per 100,000 population | 15.46 per 100,000 population | 16.59 per 100,000 population | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Thailand?
- Suicide mortality rate in Thailand was 16.59 per 100,000 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 recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 16.59 per 100,000 population in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.87 per 100,000 population in 2009.
- How does Thailand rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Thailand ranks 19th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.7%. 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 (per 100,000 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).