In December 2023, almost 1.6 thousand people committed suicide in Japan. In recent years, Japan experienced the highest monthly number of suicides in October 2020, with over 2.2 thousand.
Monthly number of deaths by suicide in Japan from January 2019 to December 2023
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National Police Agency (Japan). (March 29, 2024). Monthly number of deaths by suicide in Japan from January 2019 to December 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460558/japan-monthly-number-suicides/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Monthly number of deaths by suicide in Japan from January 2019 to December 2023." Chart. March 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460558/japan-monthly-number-suicides/
National Police Agency (Japan). (2024). Monthly number of deaths by suicide in Japan from January 2019 to December 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460558/japan-monthly-number-suicides/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Monthly Number of Deaths by Suicide in Japan from January 2019 to December 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460558/japan-monthly-number-suicides/
National Police Agency (Japan), Monthly number of deaths by suicide in Japan from January 2019 to December 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460558/japan-monthly-number-suicides/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Monthly number of deaths by suicide in Japan from January 2019 to December 2023 [Graph], National Police Agency (Japan), March 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460558/japan-monthly-number-suicides/