France vs Japan: Suicide mortality rate, male

France
24.1 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Japan
23.6 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
France rank
30th
Japan rank
31st

Suicide mortality rate, male over time

  • France
  • Japan
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How they compare

France currently reports 24.1 per 100,000 male population against 23.6 per 100,000 male population in Japan, a difference of 0.5 per 100,000 male population.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.

France ranks 30th and Japan ranks 31st of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 27.77 per 100,000 male population 35.95 per 100,000 male population 8.18 per 100,000 male population Japan
2010s 23.72 per 100,000 male population 28.3 per 100,000 male population 4.58 per 100,000 male population Japan
2020s 23.75 per 100,000 male population 23.54 per 100,000 male population 0.21 per 100,000 male population France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, male, France or Japan?
France, at 24.1 per 100,000 male population against 23.6 per 100,000 male population in Japan as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, male between France and Japan?
0.5 per 100,000 male population, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do France and Japan rank globally for suicide mortality rate, male?
France ranks 30th and Japan ranks 31st of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)
Unit
per 100,000 male population
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,104 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).