Suicide rate in Japan

The age-standardised suicide rate in Japan was 14.4 per 100,000 people in 2023.

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) Deaths per 100,000 people Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO

Japan, 2023 14.4 Deaths per 100,000 people

Change from 2022 −0.5per 100,000 people 2022: 14.9 per 100,000 people

Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023 11.0 per 100,000 people Middle value of 38 countries

Position in 2023 59th of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in Japan over time

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Deaths per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) (deaths per 100,000 people), 2000 to 2023
Period	Japan
2023	14.4 per 100,000 people
2022	14.9 per 100,000 people
2021	14.9 per 100,000 people
2020	14.8 per 100,000 people
2019	14.3 per 100,000 people
2018	14.7 per 100,000 people
2017	15.0 per 100,000 people
2016	15.3 per 100,000 people
2015	16.7 per 100,000 people
2014	17.6 per 100,000 people
2013	18.7 per 100,000 people
2012	19.0 per 100,000 people
2011	21.7 per 100,000 people
2010	21.0 per 100,000 people
2009	21.7 per 100,000 people
2008	21.3 per 100,000 people
2007	21.6 per 100,000 people
2006	21.2 per 100,000 people
2005	21.6 per 100,000 people
2004	21.4 per 100,000 people
2003	22.7 per 100,000 people
2002	21.2 per 100,000 people
2001	20.9 per 100,000 people
2000	21.7 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is a change of −0.5 from 14.9 per 100,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 18.7 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −4.3.
Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Japan has the 59th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer: WHO
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code: MH_12 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 2000 to 2023 for Japan
Provider update: 15 October 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution: Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory

How Japan compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 185 countries with a value for 2023.

56 Micronesia 14.6 per 100,000 people
57 Rwanda 14.5 per 100,000 people
58 Ethiopia 14.4 per 100,000 people
59 Japan 14.4 per 100,000 people
60 Solomon Islands 14.2 per 100,000 people
61 Estonia 14.0 per 100,000 people
62 Sri Lanka 14.0 per 100,000 people

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Japan by sex

Total 14.4 per 100,000 people2023
Women 8.9 per 100,000 people2023
Men 20.0 per 100,000 people2023

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What this measures

Deaths by suicide per 100,000 people in a year, age-standardised to the WHO standard population (SDG indicator 3.4.2). WHO estimate.

Suicide is under-reported in some countries because of stigma or how deaths are registered.

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