In Japan, in 2024, a record number of suicides were registered among school and preschool children in the country's total suicide decline in the country. This is evidenced by the data published by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of the country, TASS reports.
According to the data, the total number of suicides in Japan, which has a population of about 124.5 million, was 20268, the second lowest number of history, 527. The total suicides has decreased by 1569. The overwhelming majority of suicides. 13763) is done by male.
The most suicides in children (349) took place among high school students.
Commenting on the statistics, Deputy Secretary General of the Japanese Cabinet Keychiro Tachibani stressed that the government is "very serious about the data".
