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20 Jan, 2013

Suicides fall under 30,000 for first time in 15 years | The Japan Times Online

Kyodo

The number of suicides last year slipped below 30,000 for the first time in 15 years, falling 9.4 percent from 2011 to 27,766, the National Police Agency said in a preliminary report Thursday.

The annual figure remained between 20,000 and 26,000 from 1978 to 1997 before hovering above 30,000 since 1998.

Last year 19,216 males committed suicide, down by 1,739 from the previous year and falling below 20,000 for the first time in 15 years, the NPA said. Female suicides numbered 8,550, down 1,146.

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