In 2023, around 7.2 thousand men and 5.2 thousand women in Japan committed suicide due to health problems, making health concerns the most common reason for committing suicide among the Japanese population. Economic and existential worries represented another common contributing factor to suicide among men.
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National Police Agency (Japan). (March 29, 2024). Number of suicides committed in Japan in 2023, by reason and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313534/japan-suicides-committed-by-reason-and-gender/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of suicides committed in Japan in 2023, by reason and gender." Chart. March 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313534/japan-suicides-committed-by-reason-and-gender/
National Police Agency (Japan). (2024). Number of suicides committed in Japan in 2023, by reason and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313534/japan-suicides-committed-by-reason-and-gender/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of Suicides Committed in Japan in 2023, by Reason and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313534/japan-suicides-committed-by-reason-and-gender/
National Police Agency (Japan), Number of suicides committed in Japan in 2023, by reason and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313534/japan-suicides-committed-by-reason-and-gender/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Number of suicides committed in Japan in 2023, by reason and gender [Graph], National Police Agency (Japan), March 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313534/japan-suicides-committed-by-reason-and-gender/