It was found that the number of people who committed suicide in the last year was 21,007 nationwide, and the number of women increased for the second consecutive year.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare analyzes that the spread of the new coronavirus has had an impact on people's anxiety about life and changes in the environment.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced on the 15th the final figures for those who committed suicide last year.
According to this, the number of suicides last year was 21,007 nationwide, a decrease of 74 from the adult, or 0.4%.
The annual number of suicides has been on a downward trend since 2010, but it has increased since the previous year.
Looking at the number of suicides by gender last year, the number of
males was 13,939, a decrease of 116 from the adult.
On the other hand, the
number of women increased by 42 to 7068, increasing for the second consecutive year.
By age
group, the number of people in their 50s was the highest at 3618, an increase of 5.6% from the adult.
▽ The number of people in their 20s is 2611, an increase of 3.6%.
The number of children who committed suicide last year was
▽ 11 elementary school students,
▽ 148 junior high school
students, and ▽ 314 high school students, for a total of 473 children.
This is 26 fewer than the adult, but it is the second highest since we started collecting statistics in 1980.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has analyzed that the spread of the new coronavirus has affected life anxiety and changes in the environment. I am calling.