The variety of ladies committing suicide in Japan elevated for the third straight yr in 2022, rising 67 from the earlier yr to 7,135, authorities knowledge confirmed Tuesday, with the upward development apparently fueled by the coronavirus pandemic.
Suicides amongst girls and boys attending elementary, junior excessive and excessive faculties rose 41 to 514, topping the earlier report excessive of 499 seen in 2020, the info confirmed.
Overall, the variety of folks taking their very own lives in Japan elevated 874 to 21,881, with male suicides seeing the primary enhance in 13 years at 14,746 instances, up 807 from the yr earlier than.
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Female suicides in Japan rise in 2022 for third straight yr
Kyodo – Mar 14
The variety of ladies committing suicide in Japan elevated for the third straight yr in 2022, rising 67 from the earlier yr to 7,135, authorities knowledge confirmed Tuesday, with the upward development apparently fueled by the coronavirus pandemic.
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