Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Japan
Japan: Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate was 2 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Japan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Japan recorded 2 for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Japan peaked at 2.89 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2021.
That places Japan 170th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.76 | — |
| 2001 | 2.77 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2.86 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.89 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 2.83 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 2.8 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 2.63 | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 2.65 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.61 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 2.73 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 2.67 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 2.36 | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 2.52 | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 2.51 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.46 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 2.54 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.55 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.55 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.39 | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 2.48 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 2.09 | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 2 | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.75 | 2.61 | 2.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5 | 2.36 | 2.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.04 | 2 | 2.09 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Japan?
- Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Japan was 2 in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest male-to-female ratio of suicide rate recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.89 in 2003.
- What is the lowest male-to-female ratio of suicide rate recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2021.
- How does Japan rank for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate?
- Japan ranks 170th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age-standardized suicide rate of males divided by the age-standardized suicide rate of females.