how many people commit suicide yearly?

**جوري** · 11-16-2012

I want a rough figure but I was doing some research when I found this:

30,651 committed suicide in 2011, NPA reports

National Jun. 09, 2012 - 06:22PM JST ( 57 )

TOKYO —
The number of people who took their own lives in Japan in 2011 was 30,651, the 14th consecutive year the figure has exceeded 30,000, the National Police Agency said in a white paper released Friday.
However, the NPA said the figure was down 1,039 from 2010.
The white paper said there was a spike in suicides between April and June following the March 11 disaster, Sankei Shimbun reported. In May last year, 3,375 people killed themselves, more than 20% up on the same month a year earlier.
“The whole of Japanese society was anxious after the disaster, and we suspect that to be a contributing factor,” said an official of the Cabinet Office, adding suicides in May were particularly high among men in their 30s.
Last March’s quake and tsunami, which claimed 19,000 lives and sparked the world’s worst nuclear crisis in a generation, greatly hampered the Japanese economy and led to a surge in corporate bankruptcies. Police said this contributed to an increase in the number of suicides among people who were unable to find new jobs.
The white paper also said that 1,029 students committed suicide in 2011, the first time that the number has surpassed 1,000 since research data started being kept in 1978.
Japan has one of the world’s highest suicide rates, according to the OECD.
Japan Today/AFP

http://www.japantoday.com/category/n...11-npa-reports

I mean 30K in Japan alone.. it is rather frightening
how many do yearly over the globe though is what I'd like to know, if you can find me a rough number I'd appreciate it...

**جوري** · 11-16-2012

1	Lithuania^[2]	54.6	11.6	31.6	2011
2	South Korea^[3] (more info)	41.4	21.0	31.2	2010
3	Guyana	39.0	13.4	26.4	2006
4	Kazakhstan	43.0	9.4	25.6	2008
5	Belarus^[4]^[5]			25.3	2010
6	Hungary^[6]	37.4	8.5	21.7	2009
7	Japan (more info)^[7]	33.5	14.6	23.8	2011
8	Latvia	33.8	4.0	17.5	2009
9	People's Republic of China ^[8] (more info)			22.23	2011
10	Slovenia	29.3	3.0	17.2	2010
11	Sri Lanka^[9]			21.6	1996
12	Russia^[10]			21.4	2011
13	Ukraine	37.8	7.0	21.2	2009
14	Serbia and Montenegro	28.4	11.1	19.5	2006
15	Estonia	20.6	7.3	18.1	2008
16	Switzerland	15.7	6.5	11.1	2007
17	Croatia	24.3	6.6	14.7	2009
18	Belgium^{[note 1]}^[6]	26.5	9.3	17.6	2009
19	Finland^[11]	25.7	8.1	16.8	2010
20	Moldova	30.1	5.6	17.4	2008
21	France	23.5	7.5	15.0	2009
22	Uruguay	26.0	6.3	15.8	2004
23	South Africa^[12]	25.3	5.6	15.4	2005
24	Austria	20.9	5.7	12.8	2009
25	Poland	28.0	3.8	15.4	2010
26	Hong Kong	19.0	10.7	14.6	2009
27	Suriname	23.9	4.8	14.4	2005
28	Czech Republic	22.1	4.1	12.8	2010
29	New Zealand^[13]	20.3	6.5	13.2	2008
30	Sweden	17.7	7.1	12.3	2009
31	Cuba	19.0	5.5	12.3	2008
32	Bulgaria	18.8	6.2	12.3	2008
33	Romania	21.0	3.5	12.0	2009
34	Norway	17.3	6.5	11.9	2009
35	Denmark	17.5	6.4	11.9	2006
36	Ireland	19.0	4.7	11.8	2009
37	Bosnia and Herzegovina	20.3	3.3	11.8	1991
38	United States^[14] (more info)	19.2	5.0	12.0	2009
39	Canada	17.3	5.4	11.3	2004
40	Iceland^[15]	17.9	4.5	11.3	2009
41	Chile	18.2	4.2	11.1	2007
42	Trinidad and Tobago	17.9	3.8	10.7	2006
43	India (more info)	13.0	7.8	10.5	2009
44	Singapore	12.9	7.7	10.3	2006
45	Slovakia^[6]	19.8	1.9	10.3	2009
46	Australia^[16]	14.9	4.5	9.7	2009
47	Germany^[6]	15.6	4.7	9.9	2009
48	Kyrgyzstan	14.1	3.6	8.8	2009
49	Turkmenistan	13.8	3.5	8.6	1998
50	Netherlands ^[6]	12.0	5.0	8.5	2009
51	Republic of Macedonia^[6]	12.6	3.9	8.0	2009
52	El Salvador	12.9	3.6	8.0	2008
53	Portugal^[6]	13.2	3.4	7.9	2008
54	Zimbabwe	10.6	5.2	7.9	1990
55	Luxembourg^[6]	13.2	2.9	7.8	2008
56	Thailand	12.0	3.8	7.8	2002
57	Argentina	12.6	3.0	7.7	2008
58	Spain	11.9	3.4	7.6	2008
59	Puerto Rico	13.2	2.0	7.4	2005
60	Ecuador	10.5	3.6	7.1	2009
61	United Kingdom	10.9	3.0	6.9	2009
62	Mauritius	11.8	1.9	6.8	2008
63	Iran^[17]	7.6	5.1	6.4	2001
64	Italy	10.0	2.8	6.3	2007
65	Costa Rica	10.2	1.9	6.1	2009
66	Israel^[18]	9.9	2.1	5.8	2007
67	Nicaragua	9.0	2.6	5.8	2006
68	Panama	9.0	1.9	5.5	2008
69	Colombia	7.9	2.0	4.9	2007
70	Brazil	7.7	2.0	4.8	2008
71	Uzbekistan	7.0	2.3	4.7	2005
72	Seychelles	8.9	0.0	4.6	2008
73	Georgia	7.1	1.7	4.3	2009
74	Albania^[19]	4.7	3.3	4.0	2003
75	Mexico	6.8	1.3	4.0	2008
76	Turkey^[20]	5.36	2.50	3.94	2008
77	Bahrain	4.0	3.5	3.8	2006
78	Belize	6.6	0.7	3.7	2008
79	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	5.4	1.9	3.7	2008
80	Paraguay	5.1	2.0	3.6	2008
81	Cyprus^[6]	5.9	1.3	3.6	2009
82	Guatemala	5.6	1.7	3.6	2008
83	Barbados	7.3	0.0	3.5	2006
84	Greece	6.1	1.0	3.5	2009
85	Malta	5.9	1.0	3.4	2008
86	Venezuela	5.3	1.2	3.2	2007
87	Tajikistan	2.9	2.3	2.6	2001
88	Saint Lucia	4.9	0.0	2.4	2005
89	Dominican Republic	3.9	0.7	2.3	2005
90	Philippines	2.5	1.7	2.1	1993
91	Armenia	2.8	1.1	1.9	2008
92	Kuwait	1.9	1.7	1.8	2009
93	The Bahamas	1.9	0.6	1.2	2005
94	Jordan	0.0	0.0	1.1	2009
95	Peru	1.1	0.6	0.9	2000
96	São Tomé and Príncipe	0.0	1.8	0.9	1987
97	Pakistan ^[21]	3.4	0.5	0.88	2012
98	Azerbaijan	1.0	0.3	0.6	2007
99	Maldives	0.7	0.0	0.3	2005
100	Jamaica	0.3	0.0	0.1	1990
101	Syria	0.2	0.0	0.1	1985
102	Egypt	0.1	0.0	0.1	2009
103	Grenada	0.0	0.0	0.0	2008
104	Honduras	0.0	0.0	0.0	1978
105	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.0	0.0	0.0	1995
106	Antigua and Barbuda	0.0	0.0	0.0	1995
107	Haiti	0.0	0.0	0.0	2003

found this table at wiki so I guess now we know.. sob7an Allah- but these are the ones reported I guess it would be much more.

**جوري** · 11-16-2012

It is strange the reasons listed for suicide that I have read, and the programs made to prevent them, is sort of like lip service no? Obviously folks need a solution to the actual problem not a helpline to talk about it.
I was surprised with Kazakhstan being so high up there.. aren't they >70% Muslims.. why such a high suicide rate amongst Muslims?

**CosmicPathos** · 11-16-2012

mental illnessess, somatoform disorders, organic diseases etc etc. Life is not pleasant to endure. some ppl decide that's it.

**جوري** · 11-16-2012

Mental illness is a reason but it's mostly financial and lack of positive and or meaningful relationships!
Notice Muslim majority countries have very low suicide rate so I wonder what makes khazkistan so unique!

**CosmicPathos** · 11-16-2012

Originally Posted by شَادِنُ

Notice Muslim majority countries have very low suicide rate so I wonder what makes khazkistan so unique!

I would not look much into it. Its low because its a stigma for Muslims to have relative commit suicide and hence is not reported such. Just like how organic diseases are common among humanity regardless of their religion, suicide is supposed to be similar across humanity, regardless of their religion.

**ardianto** · 11-16-2012

In America: I hate myself and I want to die.

In Indonesia: I want to commit suicide but I'm afraid to die.

This is why suicide rate in Indonesia is lower than in America.

**جوري** · 11-16-2012

If suicide is similar then why do we have ranking of countries with highest rates?
Sure many cases go unreported but it's not up to the family but the state to report cause if death at the coroner's office!
Just a thought and the findings do report that most causes are desperation because of a financial situation, failure, bankruptcy or troubling relations!
People who are mentally ill hardly have the capabilities to execute it well of course many do but it's usually a planned process!

**Endymion** · 11-16-2012

Today i watch the news it says 5 people commit suicide in Japan,they belong to the same family

I guess one reason is religion.When you are at the peak of disappointment,its your relationship and trust on your God that brings you back,give you hope and courage and encourage you to step forward.

**Independent** · 11-16-2012

I think it's tremendously difficult to compare across countries because of different social factors and because they collect data in such different ways. Within a particular country (eg the UK and Ireland) there are some interesting patterns. The highest rates of suicide are in two professions: farming and medicine. The reason is the same in both cases - access to a convenient method. Farmers often have guns, while medical workers and dentists have access to drugs (and the knowledge of how to use them).

This suggests that for many potential victims, if they could just be helped through their darkest hours, then they might afterwards recover the will to live.

**luvurcreator** · 11-17-2012

wow this is a big number. Imagine these people if they believed in Allah SWT and His mercy and reward for being a believer. We muslims have a lot to do. These people needs dawah, someone to talk to them and let them know about the creator. May Allah forgive us for our shortcomings and make us a source to bring guidance to atleast one person. Only if we knew the benefit of giving dawa.