Suicide mortality rate — all countries

Suicide mortality rate — Japan

Suicide mortality rate in Japan in 2021 — 17.4 per 100k. Ranked 169 in the world out of 185. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 27.7%.

2021 17.4 per 100k +1.57% vs 2020
World rank 169of 185
Period maximum 25.8 per 100k2003
Period minimum 16.5 per 100k2019

Trend over time

2000–2021 · per 100,000 people

Suicide mortality rate — Japan, 2000–20211517.52022.52527.5200020032006200920122015201820212000: 24.1 per 100k2001: 23.4 per 100k2002: 24.1 per 100k2003: 25.8 per 100k2004: 24.3 per 100k2005: 24.6 per 100k2006: 24.1 per 100k2007: 25.2 per 100k2008: 24.6 per 100k2009: 25.1 per 100k2010: 24.3 per 100k2011: 23.5 per 100k2012: 21.8 per 100k2013: 21.5 per 100k2014: 20.2 per 100k2015: 19.3 per 100k2016: 17.7 per 100k2017: 17.2 per 100k2018: 16.9 per 100k2019: 16.5 per 100k2020: 17.2 per 100k2021: 17.4 per 100k
Change over the period: −6.7 (−27.74%) Average annual rate: -1.53 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Japan

Japan 17.4 per 100k
World 9.1 per 100k
East Asia & Pacific 8.6 per 100k
Eastern Asia computed 10.2 per 100k
High-income countries computed 14.3 per 100k
Suicide mortality rate — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2021 17.4 +0.3 +1.57%
2020 17.2 +0.7 +4.19%
2019 16.5 −0.4 −2.37%
2018 16.9 −0.3 −1.86%
2017 17.2 −0.5 −2.72%
2016 17.7 −1.6 −8.45%
2015 19.3 −0.9 −4.6%
2014 20.2 −1.3 −6.08%
2013 21.5 −0.3 −1.19%
2012 21.8 −1.7 −7.31%
2011 23.5 −0.8 −3.25%
2010 24.3 −0.8 −3.22%
2009 25.1 +0.5 +2.03%
2008 24.6 −0.6 −2.26%
2007 25.2 +1.1 +4.57%
2006 24.1 −0.5 −1.91%
2005 24.6 +0.3 +1.03%
2004 24.3 −1.5 −5.81%
2003 25.8 +1.8 +7.32%
2002 24.1 +0.7 +2.78%
2001 23.4 −0.7 −2.99%
2000 24.1

Eastern Asia, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The age-standardized suicide mortality rate per 100,000 people, as estimated by WHO. Standardization makes it possible to compare countries with different age structures. Differences between countries are also strongly affected by the completeness of death cause registration: where such cases are recorded as “injuries of undetermined intent”, the indicator is understated.

Important: The subject is a sensitive one: the data are given solely as WHO medical statistics.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.