Hong Kong vs Japan: Suicide rates among young men who mdb

Hong Kong
13.46
in 2017
Japan
12.73
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
12th
Japan rank
14th

Suicide rates among young men who mdb over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Japan
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 13.46 against 12.73 in Japan, a difference of 0.73.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Japan ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 12th and Japan ranks 14th of 110 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Japan Difference Ahead
1950s 6.23 30.99 24.76 Japan
1960s 2.95 12.8 9.84 Japan
1970s 3.16 11.77 8.62 Japan
1980s 3.38 7.54 4.16 Japan
1990s 5.88 6.75 0.8721 Japan
2000s 6.2 9.07 2.86 Japan
2010s 6.7 10.49 3.8 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide rates among young men who mdb, Hong Kong or Japan?
Hong Kong, at 13.46 against 12.73 in Japan as of 2017.
What is the difference in suicide rates among young men who mdb between Hong Kong and Japan?
0.73, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2017.
How do Hong Kong and Japan rank globally for suicide rates among young men who mdb?
Hong Kong ranks 12th and Japan ranks 14th of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Suicide rates among young men who mdb. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Suicide rates among young men who mdb
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
110 places, 4,805 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed