- 27 Aug 2023 07:13
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Japan has a notorious reputation for having a high suicide rate.
But for brief period of time, the suicide rate in the U.S. actually exceeded Japan.
But now the suicide rate in Japan again exceeds the rate in the U.S.
year ..Japan...U.S.
2022 - 17.5 - 14.9
2019 - 15.3 - 16.1
2018 - 16.7 - 15.7
2017 - 17.0 - 15.9
2016 - 17.5 - 15.1
2000 - 23.9 - 10.4
Some of the cause of the high suicide rate in Japan is the huge amount of academic pressure and pressure to succeed at a career, which can be difficult. Most of the better career opportunities are concentrated in the biggest city areas - Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama, which have much more expensive housing costs, and lack of adequate housing space to start a family.
The suicide rates are much higher in the more remote rural regions, due to lack of good paying job opportunities or exciting things to do. Geographically, the highest rates are in the northern region of the main island away from Tokyo, but the rates also drop down a little bit right around the northern city of Aomori and the separate big island further north, Hokkaido. I suspect it might have to do with the northern region of the main island being more mountainous and the people having more limited access to any nearby major big city, whereas Hokkaido is more flat and open and has access to the big city of Sapporo.
But for brief period of time, the suicide rate in the U.S. actually exceeded Japan.
But now the suicide rate in Japan again exceeds the rate in the U.S.
year ..Japan...U.S.
2022 - 17.5 - 14.9
2019 - 15.3 - 16.1
2018 - 16.7 - 15.7
2017 - 17.0 - 15.9
2016 - 17.5 - 15.1
2000 - 23.9 - 10.4
Some of the cause of the high suicide rate in Japan is the huge amount of academic pressure and pressure to succeed at a career, which can be difficult. Most of the better career opportunities are concentrated in the biggest city areas - Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama, which have much more expensive housing costs, and lack of adequate housing space to start a family.
The suicide rates are much higher in the more remote rural regions, due to lack of good paying job opportunities or exciting things to do. Geographically, the highest rates are in the northern region of the main island away from Tokyo, but the rates also drop down a little bit right around the northern city of Aomori and the separate big island further north, Hokkaido. I suspect it might have to do with the northern region of the main island being more mountainous and the people having more limited access to any nearby major big city, whereas Hokkaido is more flat and open and has access to the big city of Sapporo.
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