Suicide rate who mdb in Japan
Japan: Suicide rate who mdb was 14.58 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
14.58
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
8th
of 111 countries
All-time high
28.05
in 1955
All-time low
12.81
in 2019
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Suicide rate who mdb in Japan, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Japan recorded 14.58 for suicide rate who mdb in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rate who mdb in Japan peaked at 28.05 in 1955 and was at its lowest, 12.81, in 2019.
That places Japan 8th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Suicide rate who mdb in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 24.43 | — |
| 1951 | 22.28 | -8.8% |
| 1952 | 22.03 | -1.1% |
| 1953 | 23.68 | +7.5% |
| 1954 | 26.37 | +11.3% |
| 1955 | 28.05 | +6.4% |
| 1956 | 27.18 | -3.1% |
| 1957 | 26.58 | -2.2% |
| 1958 | 27.65 | +4.0% |
| 1959 | 24.6 | -11.0% |
| 1960 | 23.2 | -5.7% |
| 1961 | 21.1 | -9.1% |
| 1962 | 18.91 | -10.4% |
| 1963 | 17.29 | -8.6% |
| 1964 | 16.26 | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 15.83 | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 16.11 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 14.9 | -7.6% |
| 1968 | 15.01 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 14.92 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 15.47 | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 15.63 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 16.83 | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 17.3 | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 17.35 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 17.6 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 17.16 | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 17.26 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 16.93 | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 17.12 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 16.53 | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 15.84 | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 16 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 19.06 | +19.1% |
| 1984 | 18.18 | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 17.15 | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 18.53 | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 16.79 | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 15.77 | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 14.34 | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 13.41 | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 13.08 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 13.52 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 13.11 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 13.31 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 13.44 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 13.71 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 14.36 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 19.3 | +34.4% |
| 1999 | 19.03 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 18.19 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 17.58 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 17.88 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 19.5 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 18.4 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 18.83 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 18.44 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 18.76 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 18.77 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 19.12 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 18.31 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 18.18 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 16.63 | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 16.33 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 15.46 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 14.49 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 13.39 | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 13.2 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 13.04 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 12.81 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 13.74 | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 14 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 14.46 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 14.58 | +0.8% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 14.58 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.38, 1.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Japan's 14.58 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.77, 1.7× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide rate who mdb in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +34.4% | 14.36 | 19.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 25.28 | 22.03 | 28.05 | 10 |
| 1960s | 17.35 | 14.9 | 23.2 | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.87 | 15.47 | 17.6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.82 | 14.34 | 19.06 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.63 | 13.08 | 19.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.55 | 17.58 | 19.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.18 | 12.81 | 18.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2 | 13.74 | 14.58 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rate who mdb in Japan?
- Suicide rate who mdb in Japan was 14.58 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rate who mdb recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 28.05 in 1955.
- What is the lowest suicide rate who mdb recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.81 in 2019.
- How does Japan rank for suicide rate who mdb?
- Japan ranks 8th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is suicide rate who mdb rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Suicide rate who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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