The average statistics of suicides among Thai people have increased by 500 to 1,000 people per year in the past five years, the Department of Mental Health revealed on Thursday, September 8th.
Spokesperson Dr. Warot Chotipittayasunon stated during a mental health online panel discussion that the number of people committing suicide had increased by as high as 1,000 people per year in the past five to 10 years. About 5,000 people committed suicide in 2021 alone.
TPN notes that 2021 saw an average of eight months of extended Covid19 restrictions, quasi-lockdowns, forced business closures, mandates, and other measures that decimated many sectors of the Thai economy such as tourism, hospitality, construction, events, MICE, culture, sports, entertainment, retail, and more.
Source: Pattaya News