A volunteer responds an incoming call at the Tokyo Befrienders call center, a Tokyo's suicide hotline center, during the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tokyo, Japan May 26, 2020. Photo: Reuters
In the survey, released on World Suicide Prevention Day, Japan Suicide Countermeasures Promotion Center, an organization designated by the health minister, analyzed data from the Fire and Disaster Management Agency between 2016 and 2023.
By generation, people aged between 20 and 39 formed the biggest proportion of those sent to hospital by ambulance for self-harm, such as self-inflicted injuries and failed suicide attempts, in all of the eight years, reaching 67.4 per 100,000 people in 2023.
For those aged 19 or less, the proportion surged to 27.6 per 100,000 in 2023 from 11.3 in 2016.
Self-harm cases showed a marked increase among females aged 30 or less.
The proportion jumped to 98.0 per 100,000 in 2023 from 69.7 in 2016 for those aged between 20 and 39, and to 44.0 from 15.7 for those aged 19 or less.
As for males, the proportion rose to 38.3 per 100,000 from 32.7 for those aged between 20 and 39, and to 12.0 from 7.0 for those aged 19 or less.
The suicide death rate in 2023 stood at 26.0 per 100,000 for males aged between 20 and 39, and 4.3 for those aged up to 19.
The number was 12.8 for females aged between 20 and 39, and 4.0 for those aged 19 or less.
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