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Japan's at 25th place for suicide rates with 15.3 suicides per 100,000 people, which means it's definitely up there, but not “one of the highest in the world”.
by ed_mercer 3y ago
Japan's at 25th place for suicide rates with 15.3 suicides per 100,000 people, which means it's definitely up there, but not “one of the highest in the world”. The US is worse.
- JohnMakin 3y agoI believe you are likely looking at old data from the pandemic, which saw a drop in suicide rate around the world. Japan’s 2023 (and 2022) suicide rate is higher than that: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/26/japan/society/japan-suicides-fall/ https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/26/japan/society/j... At ~50k deaths last year the USA has a smaller rate per 100k people than Japan. Not like it matters at all in the scope of this discussion, but again, it is completely accurate to state that japan has one of the highest rates in the world, and a rate that has traditionally been higher than the USA (and is today). Hope that helps.
- ed_mercer 3y agoWhile the most recent global data from the WHO is from 2019, the pandemic has influenced suicide rates worldwide. In order to know Japan's suicide rates for 2023, you would need a comprehensive comparison involving data from all countries for that year. Such a complete dataset for 2023 is not available, so you can’t really make a conclusion without engaging in speculation.
- JohnMakin 3y ago> so you can’t really make a conclusion without engaging in speculation. Say we take this statement as being true, then neither can you, right? Seems like you’re making a very pointless argument here.