Homicide rate by sex in Thailand
Thailand: Homicide rate by sex was 6.5 in 2014. βΌ Falling
Latest (2014)
6.5
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
53rd
of 136 countries
All-time high
17.08
in 2003
All-time low
6.5
in 2014
Years of data
19
1995β2014
Homicide rate by sex in Thailand, 1995β2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate by sex in Thailand is 6.5, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex in Thailand peaked at 17.08 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.5, in 2014.
Thailand ranks 53rd of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.49 | 12.52 | 14.89 | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.35 | 9.54 | 17.08 | 9 |
| 2010s | 8 | 6.5 | 9.44 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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- Political rights rating fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.478 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.314 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.424 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.662 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Thailand?
- Homicide rate by sex in Thailand was 6.5 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 17.08 in 2003.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5 in 2014.
- How does Thailand rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Thailand ranks 53rd out of 136 countries with data for 2014.
- Is homicide rate by sex rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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