Suicide rate in Thailand

The age-standardised suicide rate in Thailand was 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2023.

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) Deaths per 100,000 people Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO

Thailand, 2023 9.6 Deaths per 100,000 people

Change from 2022 0per 100,000 people 2022: 9.6 per 100,000 people

Position in 2023 97th of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in Thailand over time

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Deaths per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) (deaths per 100,000 people), 2000 to 2023
Period	Thailand
2023	9.6 per 100,000 people
2022	9.6 per 100,000 people
2021	9.6 per 100,000 people
2020	10.0 per 100,000 people
2019	9.8 per 100,000 people
2018	9.4 per 100,000 people
2017	9.4 per 100,000 people
2016	9.6 per 100,000 people
2015	9.4 per 100,000 people
2014	9.4 per 100,000 people
2013	9.4 per 100,000 people
2012	9.8 per 100,000 people
2011	10.1 per 100,000 people
2010	10.3 per 100,000 people
2009	10.2 per 100,000 people
2008	10.9 per 100,000 people
2007	10.9 per 100,000 people
2006	11.3 per 100,000 people
2005	11.7 per 100,000 people
2004	12.5 per 100,000 people
2003	13.0 per 100,000 people
2002	13.4 per 100,000 people
2001	13.8 per 100,000 people
2000	14.4 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is unchanged from 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 9.4 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.2.
Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Thailand has the 97th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer: WHO
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code: MH_12 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 2000 to 2023 for Thailand
Provider update: 15 October 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution: Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory

How Thailand compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 185 countries with a value for 2023.

94 El Salvador 9.6 per 100,000 people
95 Mauritania 9.6 per 100,000 people
96 Netherlands 9.6 per 100,000 people
97 Thailand 9.6 per 100,000 people
98 United Kingdom 9.6 per 100,000 people
99 Belize 9.5 per 100,000 people
100 Dominican Republic 9.3 per 100,000 people

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Thailand by sex

Total 9.6 per 100,000 people2023
Women 3.4 per 100,000 people2023
Men 16.3 per 100,000 people2023

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What this measures

Deaths by suicide per 100,000 people in a year, age-standardised to the WHO standard population (SDG indicator 3.4.2). WHO estimate.

Suicide is under-reported in some countries because of stigma or how deaths are registered.

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