Which has higher number of suicides, Japan or United States of America?

United States of America, at 52,098 deaths against 21,772 deaths in Japan as of 2021.

What is the difference in number of suicides between Japan and United States of America?

30,326 deaths, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of suicides. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs United States of America: Number of suicides

Japan

21,772 deaths

in 2021

United States of America

52,098 deaths

in 2021

Japan rank

5th

United States of America rank

3rd

Number of suicides over time

Japan
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 52,098 deaths against 21,772 deaths in Japan, a difference of 30,326 deaths.

That makes United States of America's figure about 2.4 times Japan's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 194 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	31,215 deaths	35,026 deaths	3,812 deaths	United States of America
2010s	25,324 deaths	45,820 deaths	20,496 deaths	United States of America
2020s	21,662 deaths	50,901 deaths	29,238 deaths	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of suicides, Japan or United States of America?: United States of America, at 52,098 deaths against 21,772 deaths in Japan as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of suicides between Japan and United States of America?: 30,326 deaths, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for number of suicides?: Japan ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of suicides. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of suicides
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from self-harm in both sexes.