In 2023, among 47 prefectures in Japan, the number of suicides per 100,000 inhabitants was highest in Yamanashi Prefecture at 26.8. That year, Japan's overall suicide rate stood at 17.6.
Number of suicides per 100,000 inhabitants in Japan in 2023, by prefecture
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National Police Agency (Japan). (March 29, 2024). Number of suicides per 100,000 inhabitants in Japan in 2023, by prefecture [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460555/japan-suicide-rate-by-prefecture/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of suicides per 100,000 inhabitants in Japan in 2023, by prefecture." Chart. March 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460555/japan-suicide-rate-by-prefecture/
National Police Agency (Japan). (2024). Number of suicides per 100,000 inhabitants in Japan in 2023, by prefecture. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460555/japan-suicide-rate-by-prefecture/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of Suicides per 100,000 Inhabitants in Japan in 2023, by Prefecture." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460555/japan-suicide-rate-by-prefecture/
National Police Agency (Japan), Number of suicides per 100,000 inhabitants in Japan in 2023, by prefecture Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460555/japan-suicide-rate-by-prefecture/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of suicides per 100,000 inhabitants in Japan in 2023, by prefecture [Graph], National Police Agency (Japan), March 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460555/japan-suicide-rate-by-prefecture/