Putting the numbers in focus. In 2015, visitors to Thailand had aboutChadamas Chinmaneevong of the Bangkok Post reported that the Bureau of Prevention and Assistance in Tourist Fraud revealed that 83 foreign tourists died in Thailand last year, up 54% from the previous year. Another 166 were injured, down 160% from the previous year.
These figures were compiled from reports from the ministry’s 10 offices nationwide.
Of the 83 deaths, 34 were from road accidents, nine from swimming and boating accidents, six from congenital disease, four from suicides and 30 from other causes.
The report named several risky swimming areas for tourists, including Tawan Beach on Pattaya’s Koh Larn (Chon Buri) and Chaweng Beach on Koh Samui (Surat Thani). Mu Koh Similan (Phangnga) and Koh Hae (Phuket) were noted as risky areas for scuba diving.
Dangerous roads for tourists included highway 1095 from Chiang Mai to Pai district in Mae Hong Son, highway 118 from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai, highways 2258 and 2296 to Khao Khor (Phetchabun) and highway 4233 to Karon mountain (Phuket).
One chance in 301,204 of dying
One chance in 735,294 of dying in a vehicle crash
One chance in 2,8 million of dying while swimming or boating,
One tourist in every 6,250,000 committed suicide
For safety and security, Thailand came in 132nd place out of 141 countries and was the lowest in Asean with a score of 3.75.
Cambodia came in at 92, http://reports.weforum.org/travel-and-t ... =TTCI.A.02
I do wonder where they got these figures as just off hand i would say there were many more deaths, so makes me wonder who they classify as Tourists
http://www.chiangraitimes.com/thai-offi ... eaths.html