France vs Japan: Suicide mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 100,000 population)
France
16.6 per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan
17.4 per 100,000 people
in 2021
France rank
21st
Japan rank
19th
Suicide mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 100,000 population) over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 17.4 per 100,000 people against 16.6 per 100,000 people in France, a difference of 0.8 per 100,000 people.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
France ranks 21st and Japan ranks 19th of 197 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.75 per 100,000 people | 24.35 per 100,000 people | 4.6 per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 16.27 per 100,000 people | 20.03 per 100,000 people | 3.77 per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 16.45 per 100,000 people | 17.3 per 100,000 people | 0.85 per 100,000 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide mortality rate, by sex, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 17.4 per 100,000 people against 16.6 per 100,000 people in France as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, by sex between France and Japan?
- 0.8 per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for suicide mortality rate, by sex?
- France ranks 21st and Japan ranks 19th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Suicide mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.