Work-related problems caused approximately 2.9 thousand suicides during the measured period.
In 2023, over 12.4 thousand people in Japan committed suicide due to health problems, making health concerns the most common reason for committing suicide among the Japanese population. Number of suicides committed in Japan in 2023, by reason
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Other statistics that may interest you Suicide in Japan
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Number of suicides Japan 2014-2023
- Premium Statistic Number of suicides Japan 2014-2023, by gender
- Premium Statistic Number of suicides Japan 2023, by age
- Premium Statistic Number of suicides committed Japan 2023, by reason
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Suicide rate
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Suicide and employment
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- Premium Statistic Number of suicides Japan 2014-2023, by employment status
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Suicide and children
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- Premium Statistic Number of suicides among pupils in Japan AY 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of suicides among pupils in Japan AY 2022, by level
- Premium Statistic Number of suicides among male students in Japan AY 2022, by school grade
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- Premium Statistic Reasons for suicides among students in Japan AY 2022
Societal factors
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Mental health
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- Premium Statistic Cumulative number of mental disability certificates Japan FY 2014-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of mental health consultations at health care centers Japan FY 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of mental health and welfare consultations Japan FY 2022, by reason
- Premium Statistic Number of forced mental illness hospitalizations by legal control Japan FY 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Share of establishments with mentally unwell absent employees Japan 2022, by industry
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National Police Agency (Japan). (March 29, 2024). Number of suicides committed in Japan in 2023, by reason [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/622947/japan-suicides-commtted-by-reason/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of suicides committed in Japan in 2023, by reason." Chart. March 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/622947/japan-suicides-commtted-by-reason/
National Police Agency (Japan). (2024). Number of suicides committed in Japan in 2023, by reason. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/622947/japan-suicides-commtted-by-reason/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of Suicides Committed in Japan in 2023, by Reason." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/622947/japan-suicides-commtted-by-reason/
National Police Agency (Japan), Number of suicides committed in Japan in 2023, by reason Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/622947/japan-suicides-commtted-by-reason/ (last visited May 09, 2024)
Number of suicides committed in Japan in 2023, by reason [Graph], National Police Agency (Japan), March 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/622947/japan-suicides-commtted-by-reason/