In 2023-2024, around 26 percent of college and university students in the United States reported having had non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors in the past year, and two percent reported having attempted suicide. This statistic shows the percentage of postsecondary students with suicidal or self-injurious behavior in the United States in 2023-2024.
Download data on suicides in Massachusetts by demographics and year. This page also includes reporting on military & veteran suicide, and suicides during COVID-19.
In 2024, the 50- to 59-year-old age group had the highest suicide rate in Japan, with **** suicides per 100,000 inhabitants. The self-inflicted death rate among young people under 20 years was ***. Japan's recent suicide rates While the country's suicide rate had initially shown a downward trend in the most recent decade, 2020 marked the first year that the suicide numbers rose again. The COVID-19 pandemic likely caused this unexpected upward trend. From a gender perspective, Japanese men were more likely to commit suicide than women. **** deaths per 100,000 male inhabitants were reported in 2024, compared to a female suicide rate of **** in the same year. What are the reasons behind Japan’s high suicide rates? Many factors are being blamed for the Japan's high suicide rates, including bullying, isolation, and a lack of a proficient mental healthcare system. Among others, financial worries and problems directly related to work have been one of the main reasons for self-inflicted deaths in the past years. Historically, the country's high suicide rates have been closely linked to the economic situation of the individuals. Japan’s suicide numbers peaked in 2009 when the country experienced its worst recession since World War II.
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Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in United States was reported at 15.63 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. United States - Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.
The October 2025 update includes:
The data is for the population aged 10 years and older (3 years pooled) presented for persons, males and females at England, region and upper tier local authority geographies.
This update is not accompanied by a statistical commentary. The latest commentary was published in May 2024.
The suicide prevention profile has been produced to help develop understanding at a local level and support an intelligence-driven approach to suicide prevention. It provides planners, providers and stakeholders with the means to profile their area and benchmark against similar populations.
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Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in Hungary was reported at 16.45 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Hungary - Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.
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Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in China was reported at 8.95 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. China - Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.
In March 2025, an estimated ***** people committed suicide in South Korea, a significant increase from the previous month. South Korea has the highest suicide rate among the member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
To enable historical reporting to remain available, since the January 2025 publication, this page is no longer being updated.
See the Near to real-time suspected suicide surveillance (nRTSSS) for England page for the latest bulletin, past bulletins and methodology.
The January 2025 report includes:
This report has moved from a monthly to a quarterly publication (updated in January, April, July and October). This decision was made following recent user research. Further changes to the content and presentation will follow.
These documents are classified as https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/policies/official-statistics-policies/official-statistics-in-development/" class="govuk-link">official statistics in development.
The nRTSSS report presents rates of suspected suicides in England broken down by age group and sex. It also gives an overview of suspected suicide method.
It is supplemented by:
data tables to provide access to all underlying data
a methodology document to provide an overview of data quality assessment, inclusion criteria and statistical approaches used
The primary purpose of the nRTSSS is to provide suicide prevention planners with an early indication of changes in trends of suicide to inform and enable a more timely and targeted response.
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Provisional rate and number of suicide deaths registered in England per quarter. Includes 2001 to 2023 registrations and provisional data for Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) to Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2024. These are official statistics in development.
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Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in Estonia was reported at 14.94 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Estonia - Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.
In 2024, it was estimated that 5.5 percent of men in the U.S. had serious thoughts of suicide in the past year. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. men who had serious thoughts of suicide in the past year from 2008 to 2024.
There were over ****** suicide attempts in Poland in 2024. Nearly **** percent of them — ***** — resulted in death. Most victims of suicide were men.
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No. of Deaths: Caused by: Intentional Self-Inflicted Injuries (Suicides) & Consequences data was reported at 780.000 Person in Sep 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 693.000 Person for Jun 2024. No. of Deaths: Caused by: Intentional Self-Inflicted Injuries (Suicides) & Consequences data is updated quarterly, averaging 680.500 Person from Mar 2017 (Median) to Sep 2024, with 30 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 826.000 Person in Jun 2023 and a record low of 128.000 Person in Mar 2017. No. of Deaths: Caused by: Intentional Self-Inflicted Injuries (Suicides) & Consequences data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Administrative Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Colombia – Table CO.G012: Number of Deaths: Cause of Death.
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Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in Israel was reported at 4.37 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Israel - Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.
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Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in Turkey was reported at 2.69 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Turkey - Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.
In 2024, it was estimated that 5.5 percent of women in the U.S. had serious thoughts of suicide in the past year, a significant increase from 3.9 in 2008. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. women who had serious thoughts of suicide in the past year from 2008 to 2024.
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Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in Denmark was reported at 10.46 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Denmark - Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.
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Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in Zambia was reported at 7.13 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Zambia - Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.
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Number of suicides, suicide rates and median registration delays, by local authority in England and Wales.
In 2023-2024, around 26 percent of college and university students in the United States reported having had non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors in the past year, and two percent reported having attempted suicide. This statistic shows the percentage of postsecondary students with suicidal or self-injurious behavior in the United States in 2023-2024.