Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Japan
Japan: Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) was 23.6 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
23.6 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
31st
of 185 countries
All-time high
38.25 per 100,000 male population
in 2003
All-time low
23.48 per 100,000 male population
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Suicide mortality rate, male in Japan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 male population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate, male in Japan is 23.6 per 100,000 male population, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Japan peaked at 38.25 per 100,000 male population in 2003 and was at its lowest, 23.48 per 100,000 male population, in 2020.
Japan ranks 31st of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Japan, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 34.14 per 100,000 male population | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 35.4 per 100,000 male population | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 38.25 per 100,000 male population | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 35.88 per 100,000 male population | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 36.31 per 100,000 male population | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 35.07 per 100,000 male population | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 36.66 per 100,000 male population | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 35.79 per 100,000 male population | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 37 per 100,000 male population | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 35.29 per 100,000 male population | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 33.16 per 100,000 male population | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 31.08 per 100,000 male population | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 30.57 per 100,000 male population | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 28.49 per 100,000 male population | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 27.5 per 100,000 male population | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 25.08 per 100,000 male population | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 24.52 per 100,000 male population | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 23.78 per 100,000 male population | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 23.54 per 100,000 male population | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 23.48 per 100,000 male population | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 23.6 per 100,000 male population | +0.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 23.6 per 100,000 male population is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.31 per 100,000 male population, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Japan's 23.6 per 100,000 male population is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.82 per 100,000 male population, 2.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.95 per 100,000 male population | 34.14 per 100,000 male population | 38.25 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3 per 100,000 male population | 23.54 per 100,000 male population | 35.29 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.54 per 100,000 male population | 23.48 per 100,000 male population | 23.6 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 28 Sri Lanka 24.22 per 100,000 male population compare
- 29 Poland 24.11 per 100,000 male population compare
- 30 France 24.1 per 100,000 male population compare
- 32 Zimbabwe 23.57 per 100,000 male population compare
- 33 Austria 23.56 per 100,000 male population compare
- 34 Cuba 23.49 per 100,000 male population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Japan?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Japan was 23.6 per 100,000 male population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 38.25 per 100,000 male population in 2003.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.48 per 100,000 male population in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Japan ranks 31st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).