Thailand violence
Last reviewed: 07-01-2008
Southern resentment erupts in violence

- More than 2,700 killed
- Monks and teachers attacked
- Peace drive making no headway
Key facts
| SECURITY | |
| Number killed since Jan 2004 | More than 2,700 (Source: Deep South Watch think-tank, Prince of Songkhla University) |
| RELIGION | |
| Buddhists (percentage of population in Thailand) | 94 |
| Muslims (percentage of population) | 4-5, concentrated in south (NI World Guide 2005/2006, UNDP) |
| POVERTY | |
| Percentage of population living in poverty (2002) | Whole country: 9.8 Bangkok: 0.5 Southernmost provinces Yala: 27 Pattani: 20 Narathiwat: 37 (Thailand Millennium Development Goals Report 2004) |
| MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE | |
| Maternal mortality rate in three southernmost provinces | Around double the national average of 24 per 100,000 live births (Thailand Millennium Development Goals Report 2004) |
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