Oct. 15, 2022 10:35 pm JST
Posted in: 21,007 suicides reported in Japan in 2021 See in context
TrevorPeace:
@Hiro, the US has three times the population of Japan. The ratio doesn't match.
A good news is that the suicide rate in Japan has been declining. A bad news is that it is increasing in USA.
Suicide Rate in History: Japan vs USA (Per 100,000 population)
2009: 24.9 vs 12.8
2010: 24.1 vs 13.1
2011: 23.4 vs 13.4
2012: 21.6 vs 13.5
2013: 21.4 vs 13.5
2014: 20.1 vs 14.0
2015: 19.1 vs 14.4
2016: 17.5 vs 15.1
2017: 17.0 vs 15.9
2018: 16.7 vs 15.7
2019: 15.3 vs 16.1
(https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.STA.SUIC.P5?locations=JP-US)
Suicide Rate World Ranking (Per 100,000 Population)
01 Lesotho 72.4
02 Guyana 40.3
03 Eswatini 29.4
04 South Korea 28.6
05 Kiribati 28.3
06 Micronesia 28.2
07 Lithuania 26.0
08 Suriname 25.4
09 Russia 25.1
10 South Africa 23.5
…
17 Belgium 18.3
23 United States 16.1
25 Japan 15.3
26 Finland 15.3
28 Sweden 14.7
31 Austria 14.6
33 Switzerland 14.5
36 France 13.8
38 India 12.7
40 Australia 12.5
41 Germany 12.3
(https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/suicide-rate-by-country)
