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In 2021, the global rate of suicide deaths for men was 12.3 per 100,000, more than double the rate for women, which stood at 5.9 per 100,000 population. However, the sex disparity was uneven across regions, with a male-to-female ratio ranging from as low as 1.4 in the Southeast Asia Region to nearly 4.0 in the Region of the Americas.
In Japan, suicide (自殺, jisatsu) is considered a major social issue. [2] [3] In 2017, the country had the seventh highest suicide rate in the OECD, at 14.9 per 100,000 persons, [4] and in 2019 the country had the second highest suicide rate among the G7 developed nations. [5]
The suicide rate for African Americans has increased more than twofold since 1981. A national survey of high school students conducted in 1999 reported that Hispanic students are twice as likely to report attempted suicide as white students. [8] From 2003 to 2023, the suicide rate for Black youth increased faster than any other racial or ethnic ...
Pixabay/Public Domain. 6. Guyana. While it has registered a slight decrease from 2016, more than 26 people per 100,000 still commit suicide in the country.
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Japan Suicide Percentages by Age in 2003. Japan's suicide rate is high compared to the U.S. According to Mark D. West's systematic review Law in Everyday Japan: Sex, Sumo, Suicide, and Statutes, suicide rates have been at an elevated rate in Japan for 12 decades. In 1998, the suicide rate became more alarming as it increased, and it did not ...
In 2020, adolescents made up a larger share of all suicides across 14 U.S. states than they did over the previous five years, according to new research.
From 2018 to 2021, the suicide rate increased by nearly 20% for African Americans, while the Native American rate increased by 26%. White Americans were the only group in America to experience a decline in suicide rate. The age-adjusted non-Hispanic white suicide rate declined by nearly 4%. [52] In 2006, suicide rates were higher for older ...