Sharp rise in the number of Brits dying in Thailand, according to official stats

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Sharp rise in the number of Brits dying in Thailand, according to official stats

 

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The British government has released comprehensive data on the number of UK nationals who have died in Thailand from 2014 to 2016

 

In response to a Freedom of Information request, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has released information about about the numbers of British citizens who have died in Thailand 2014 – 2016, broken down by age and circumstances of death.  

 

The figures below are for all those British nationals where the FCO has been made aware of the death, the report says.

The data is split into five age categories: 0 – 15 years,  16 – 30 years, 31 – 50 years; 50+ years; Unknown.

 

And lists a range of different causes of death such as, Accidental, Drowning, Hospital death, Murder or manslaughter and Suicide.

The figures show a considerable increase in the number of of British nationals in the 50+ age group who have died in Thailand.

According to the data, in 2014 263 Brits aged 50+ died in Thailand, with the biggest cause of death recorded as ‘Natural Death’.

In 2015, the number of deaths jumped to 281.

 

However, in 2016, 378 Brits aged 50+ died in Thailand, with the most common cause of death recorded as ‘unknown’ (142).

 

This recent data confirms previously released stats that an average of more than one Brit per day dies in Thailand each year.

 

British citizens who have died in Thailand

Published 16 August 2017
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British national deaths in Thailand, broken down by age: 0 – 15 years	2014	2015	2016
Death – Accidental	0	0	0
Death – Drowning	0	0	0
Death – Execution	0	0	0
Death – Hospital death	0	0	0
Death – Missing	0	0	0
Death – Murder or manslaughter	0	0	0
Death – Natural death	1	1	1
Death – None [1]	0	0	0
Death – Road traffic accident	0	0	0
Death – Suicide	0	0	0
Death – Unknown [2]	0	1	0
Death – In custody	0	0	0
British national deaths in Thailand, broken down by age: 16 – 30 years	2014	2015	2016
Death – Accidental	4	2	1
Death – Drowning	0	0	1
Death – Execution	0	0	0
Death – Hospital death	0	0	1
Death – Missing	0	0	1
Death – Murder or manslaughter	2	0	0
Death – Natural death	1	3	0
Death – None	0	0	0
Death – Road traffic accident	2	2	2
Death – Suicide	3	1	0
Death – Unknown	7	4	6
Death – In custody	0	0	0
British national deaths in Thailand, broken down by age: 31 – 50 years	2014	2015	2016
Death – Accidental	5	7	3
Death – Drowning	0	0	0
Death – Execution	0	0	0
Death – Hospital death	0	0	0
Death – Missing	0	0	3
Death – Murder or manslaughter	0	0	0
Death – Natural death	9	9	4
Death – None	0	0	1
Death – Road traffic accident	7	4	2
Death – Suicide	2	5	2
Death – Unknown	16	12	15
Death – In custody	0	0	1
British national deaths in Thailand, broken down by age: 50+ years	2014	2015	2016
Death – Accidental	4	2	6
Death – Drowning	0	0	1
Death – Execution	0	0	0
Death – Hospital death	0	0	60
Death – Missing	0	0	14
Death – Murder or manslaughter	0	1	0
Death – Natural death	180	185	135
Death – None	0	0	5
Death – Road traffic accident	5	6	4
Death – Suicide	6	4	9
Death – Unknown	68	83	142
Death – In custody	0	0	2
British national deaths in Thailand, broken down by age: Unknown	2014	2015	2016
Death – Accidental	1	2	2
Death – Drowning	0	0	0
Death – Execution	0	0	0
Death – Hospital death	0	0	5
Death – Missing	0	0	4
Death – Murder or manslaughter	0	0	1
Death – Natural death	9	15	11
Death – None	0	0	1
Death – Road traffic accident	1	3	0
Death – Suicide	0	0	0
Death – Unknown	11	3	6
Death – In custody	0	0	0
[1] ‘Death – None’ means the FCO have no further information [2] ‘Death – Unknown’ means the cause of death is not known

 

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[les Dennis]

Why is there so many unknown ?

 

[darksidedog]

There is a very scary amount of "unknown" cause of death there. Given they are official Embassy statistics, how can they not know what caused the death? I thought there was supposed to be an official inquiry in such circumstances. Another category that has been missed from the list is "visited Koh Tao."

Edited August 17, 2017 by darksidedog

[Thaiwrath]

Should be an interesting thread.................... Popcorn ordered ! 

[Nong Khai Man]

16 minutes ago, les Dennis said:

Why is there so many unknown ?

 

Probably They're The Jumpers in Pattaya....& Wherever !!!

[NanLaew]

16 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

There is a very scary amount of "unknown" cause of death there. Given they are official Embassy statistics, how can they not know what caused the death? I thought there was supposed to be an official inquiry in such circumstances.

The British Embassy doesn't do forensics and postmortems maybe?

 

The 'official inquiry' is a coroners enquiry after the body has been returned to the UK. If the body is interred or cremated locally, that's it.

 

A coroner will usually hold an inquest in England or Wales if the cause of death is unknown or if it was sudden, violent or unnatural.

 

I am more concerned about the significant jump in natural deaths for the over 50's. I am well into that demographic and already do a Risk Assessment before taking a dump.

Edited August 17, 2017 by NanLaew

[tracker1]

Glad all the other world Governments dont do the same might be a little embarrasing for Thailand ! good to see the Brits dont come here to commit suicide in large numbers, apparently England appears to be as concernd as Thailand about deaths letting so many deaths being reported as unknown causes 

 

Edited August 17, 2017 by tracker1

[Nong Khai Man]

1 minute ago, Father Fintan Stack said:

Cocktails on the lawn, soirées and appeasing the little brown fellows in uniforms is the order of the day.

 

I'm sure the British government cares not a jot about its own citizens other than forcing them to accept millions of unskilled illegal migrants and prove they are worthy of handouts so they can queue at a food bank to get a tin of beans.

 

Overseas they care even less.

Agree 100% With ALL You Write....

[Nong Khai Man]

1 minute ago, Father Fintan Stack said:

A lot of the unknowns will be those that died in traffic accidents but not at the scene.

NOT A LOT, A Few Maybe ??

[YetAnother]

36 minutes ago, les Dennis said:

Why is there so many unknown ?

 

was related to me quite a while ago that doctors here just list 'cancer' as cause of death when they do not know

[chickenslegs]

According to those stats no 50+ Brits died in hospital in 2014 or 2015.

 

But, suddenly, 60 of them died in hospital in 2016.

 

One suspects that the reason for the overall "sharp rise" is something to do with changes in the way that the stats are gathered/recorded.

 

 

 

 

Edited August 17, 2017 by chickenslegs

[Mango Bob]

People come here thinking they can do things here they would never try to do back home.

[CelticBhoy]

Seems it's a bit dangerous being British.

 

Being independent soon could keep me safe  . . . . .   

[fforest1]

9 minutes ago, Mango Bob said:

People come here thinking they can do things here they would never try to do back home.

For some reason scores of people think if you jump off a building

in Thailand you will be able to fly like a bird....

[steven100]

I didn't think returning to the UK would warrant the end ....

[Mister Fixit]

There is a category missing - 'Fell' from a balcony in Pattaya.  

[ginjag]

2 minutes ago, Mister Fixit said:

There is a category missing - 'Fell' from a balcony in Pattaya.  

The Chiang Mai Hotel deaths a while ago,   is that still unknown  ???

[sanemax]

Just now, ginjag said:

The Chiang Mai Hotel deaths a while ago,   is that still unknown  ???

No, it was a pesticide used to kill bed bugs 

[ginjag]

Just now, sanemax said:

No, it was a pesticide used to kill bed bugs 

Your answer was one of many-----I remember the Lincolnshire old couple who supposedly died of heart attacks  in their room at the same time,  Unknown  ??  did we all remember how it was gutted and pulled down quick.

[sanemax]

3 minutes ago, ginjag said:

Your answer was one of many-----I remember the Lincolnshire old couple who supposedly died of heart attacks  in their room at the same time,  Unknown  ??  did we all remember how it was gutted and pulled down quick.

It isnt, the official cause of death was poisoning , either through food, pesticide or fumes from rubbish being burned

[ginjag]

2 minutes ago, sanemax said:

It isnt, the official cause of death was poisoning , either through food, pesticide or fumes from rubbish being burned

But this is unknown because it does not say which one

[todlad]

Whoever put those tables together needs his nuts crushing. Must have failed their sums exams at about seven years old and never got over it.

[elliss]

       Many  old  farlangs  in LOS,   are in Gods  waiting  room .  RIP. 

[tonray]

2 hours ago, les Dennis said:

Why is there so many unknown ?

 

It means "unknown how many pints they had"

[wvavin]

Is there any method they can stop the Brits from dying in Thailand? 

[blazes]

A lovely example of statistics being used to prove everything and nothing.

 

A friend of mine, a surgeon, told me recently that the possibility of having prostate cancer is, statistically, in line with your birth date.  Thus, if you are 80, you have an 80% chance of having prostate cancer.  

 

Maybe the Thai doctors discover this on autopsy and, to save time and bother, list the cause of death as cancer, even though it may actually have been caused by an overdose of viagra.

[impulse]

2 minutes ago, wvavin said:

Is there any method they can stop the Brits from dying in Thailand? 

 

Send 'em back to the UK when they reach their use by date.

 

The vast majority of the deaths seem to be the over 50's dying of natural causes.  Which would be expected in a country where so many retire to live out their lives.

 

 

[tonray]

1 minute ago, blazes said:

A lovely example of statistics being used to prove everything and nothing.

 

A friend of mine, a surgeon, told me recently that the possibility of having prostate cancer is, statistically, in line with your birth date.  Thus, if you are 80, you have an 80% chance of having prostate cancer.  

 

Maybe the Thai doctors discover this on autopsy and, to save time and bother, list the cause of death as cancer, even though it may actually have been caused by an overdose of viagra.

I am pretty positive they are not doing prostate biopsies on autopsy of expats. 

[tonray]

6 minutes ago, wvavin said:

Is there any method they can stop the Brits from dying in Thailand? 

Free ale and cornish pastys if you are still breathing at every corner pub ?

[impulse]

1 hour ago, Father Fintan Stack said:

This has been the case for 20+ years now.

 

Thailand is the most dangerous tourism destination for Britons. It is now the most dangerous tourism destination for Aussies and Swedes too.

 

Given the age breakdown, it seems Thailand is a dangerous place to get old.  Probably not just for Brits.  And not unlike the rest of the world.