Suicide rate vs income inequality in Thailand

Thailand: Suicide rate vs income inequality was 15.08 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
15.08
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
28th
of 192 countries
All-time high
15.08
in 2021
All-time low
8.15
in 2010
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Suicide rate vs income inequality in Thailand, 2000–2021

0510152000201020212000: 10.92001: 10.92002: 11.12003: 10.82004: 10.22005: 8.72006: 8.72007: 8.72008: 8.52009: 8.22010: 8.22011: 8.32012: 8.42013: 8.62014: 9.42015: 9.92016: 10.62017: 10.92018: 11.42019: 12.12020: 142021: 15.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 15.08 for suicide rate vs income inequality in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 81.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, suicide rate vs income inequality in Thailand peaked at 15.08 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.15, in 2010.

Thailand ranks 28th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Suicide rate vs income inequality in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Suicide rate vs income inequality in Thailand, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 10.91
2001 10.89 -0.2%
2002 11.13 +2.2%
2003 10.79 -3.0%
2004 10.2 -5.5%
2005 8.74 -14.3%
2006 8.71 -0.4%
2007 8.72 +0.1%
2008 8.48 -2.8%
2009 8.17 -3.6%
2010 8.15 -0.2%
2011 8.33 +2.1%
2012 8.44 +1.4%
2013 8.58 +1.6%
2014 9.36 +9.1%
2015 9.9 +5.7%
2016 10.6 +7.2%
2017 10.86 +2.4%
2018 11.36 +4.6%
2019 12.07 +6.2%
2020 13.98 +15.9%
2021 15.08 +7.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.67 8.17 11.13 10
2010s 9.77 8.15 12.07 10
2020s 14.53 13.98 15.08 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 25 Somalia 15.29 compare
  2. 26 Burkina Faso 15.26 compare
  3. 27 Samoa 15.1 compare
  4. 29 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 14.89 compare
  5. 30 Japan 14.59 compare
  6. 31 Kazakhstan 14.58 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is suicide rate vs income inequality in Thailand?
Suicide rate vs income inequality in Thailand was 15.08 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest suicide rate vs income inequality recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 15.08 in 2021.
What is the lowest suicide rate vs income inequality recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 8.15 in 2010.
How does Thailand rank for suicide rate vs income inequality?
Thailand ranks 28th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is suicide rate vs income inequality rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 81.2%. 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 Suicide rate vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Suicide rate vs income inequality
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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