Japan vs Samoa: Suicide rate, by sex
Japan
14.59 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Samoa
15.1 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan rank
31st
Samoa rank
28th
Suicide rate, by sex over time
- Japan
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 15.1 deaths per 100,000 people against 14.59 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 31st and Samoa ranks 28th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.8 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 15.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 14.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4913 deaths per 100,000 people | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide rate, by sex, Japan or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 15.1 deaths per 100,000 people against 14.59 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide rate, by sex between Japan and Samoa?
- 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Samoa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Samoa rank globally for suicide rate, by sex?
- Japan ranks 31st and Samoa ranks 28th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Suicide rate, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from self-harm in both sexes, per 100,000 people.