Social Development in Thailand 158 indicators covering social development for Thailand. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Freedom of Association Score 2 2025 unchanged 97th Freedom of Expression Score 3 2025 up 50.0% 74th Civil Rights Score 3 2025 unchanged 82nd Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 16.1% 2030 down 15.3% 88th Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 9.72 million 2030 down 14.2% 20th Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 33.3% 2020 down 4.7% 111th Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 49.3% 2020 down 1.0% 115th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 39.5% 2020 down 3.9% 98th Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 50.7% 2020 up 1.0% 72nd Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 16.0% 2020 up 7.8% 63rd Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 21.6% 2020 up 3.6% 76th Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 34.2 2020 up 4.9% 39th Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure 15.75 2020 up 4.9% 39th Average daily intake in grams of alcohol, population 17.35 2020 up 5.6% 50th Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place 0 2010 — 4th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence 15.8% 2030 down 16.8% 82nd Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) 16.1% 2030 down 15.3% 78th Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 273,000 2025 up 680.0% 30th Tobacco MPOWER overview: Monitor, Protect people, Offer help, Warn of 4 2024 unchanged 68th Tobacco Raise taxes: Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of 70 2024 down 2.2% 84th Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products 23.36 2024 down 62.1% 55th Age of democracy 3 years 2013 down 75.0% 106th Locations of ongoing armed conflicts, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Homicides, by sex of the victim 403.54 homicides 2014 down 19.9% 21st Homicide rate by sex of the victim 6.5 homicides per 100,000 population 2014 down 44.2% 54th Press Freedom Index 45.22 2021 up 17.2% 44th Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees 22.5% 2024 up 3.2% 106th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption 1.86 2015 up 10.1% 84th Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2019 — 29th Tobacco MPOWER: National tobacco control programmes 41 2024 unchanged 10th Trust in government 55.0% 2024 down 5.7% 8th Laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (DST) 1.5 2014 up 150.0% 57th Annual budget for tobacco control in currency reported 30.34 million 2022 up 87.6% 27th Homicide rate from firearms 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population 2016 down 59.3% 34th Homicides by firearm 1,034 homicides 2016 down 57.0% 12th Annual revenues from alcohol excise tax in millions US$ 4,199 2013 up 50.2% 6th Annual revenues from alcohol excise tax in millions US$ 4,199 2013 up 50.2% 5th Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure 1.0% 2014 down 37.5% 27th ← Previous Page 3 of 3