Japan vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Suicide mortality rate, male

Japan
23.6 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
10.65 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Japan rank
31st
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
28th

Suicide mortality rate, male over time

  • Japan
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
10203040200020102021

How they compare

Japan currently reports 23.6 per 100,000 male population against 10.65 per 100,000 male population in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 12.95 per 100,000 male population.

That makes Japan's figure about 2.2 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 31st and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th of 185 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 35.95 per 100,000 male population 8.57 per 100,000 male population 27.38 per 100,000 male population Japan
2010s 28.3 per 100,000 male population 9.64 per 100,000 male population 18.66 per 100,000 male population Japan
2020s 23.54 per 100,000 male population 10.38 per 100,000 male population 13.16 per 100,000 male population Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, male, Japan or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Japan, at 23.6 per 100,000 male population against 10.65 per 100,000 male population in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, male between Japan and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
12.95 per 100,000 male population, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Japan and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for suicide mortality rate, male?
Japan ranks 31st and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th 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).