What is the difference in reported suicide rates by age between Japan and Paraguay?

3.58 deaths per 100,000 population, with Paraguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Paraguay?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Reported suicide rates by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Paraguay: Reported suicide rates by age

Japan

12.24 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2022

Paraguay

15.82 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2021

Japan rank

6th

Paraguay rank

4th

Reported suicide rates by age over time

Japan
Paraguay

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 15.82 deaths per 100,000 population against 12.24 deaths per 100,000 population in Japan, a difference of 3.58 deaths per 100,000 population.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 6th and Paraguay ranks 4th of 110 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.25 deaths per 100,000 population	6.53 deaths per 100,000 population	0.7221 deaths per 100,000 population	Japan
2010s	8.05 deaths per 100,000 population	9.78 deaths per 100,000 population	1.73 deaths per 100,000 population	Paraguay
2020s	11.46 deaths per 100,000 population	14.13 deaths per 100,000 population	2.67 deaths per 100,000 population	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported suicide rates by age, Japan or Paraguay?: Paraguay, at 15.82 deaths per 100,000 population against 12.24 deaths per 100,000 population in Japan as of 2021.
What is the difference in reported suicide rates by age between Japan and Paraguay?: 3.58 deaths per 100,000 population, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Paraguay?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Japan and Paraguay rank globally for reported suicide rates by age?: Japan ranks 6th and Paraguay ranks 4th of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Reported suicide rates by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Reported suicide rates by age
Unit: deaths per 100,000 population
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 110 places, 4,766 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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