The total number of suicides among students reported by schools in Japan in the academic year 2023 amounted to ***, a decrease compared to the previous year. The number of self-inflicted deaths among students rose in the past decade, despite the declining number of children in the country.
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MEXT (Japan). (October 30, 2024). Total number of suicides committed by students in Japan from academic year 2014 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068345/japan-number-suicides-students/
MEXT (Japan). "Total number of suicides committed by students in Japan from academic year 2014 to 2023." Chart. October 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068345/japan-number-suicides-students/
MEXT (Japan). (2024). Total number of suicides committed by students in Japan from academic year 2014 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068345/japan-number-suicides-students/
MEXT (Japan). "Total Number of Suicides Committed by Students in Japan from Academic Year 2014 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068345/japan-number-suicides-students/
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Total number of suicides committed by students in Japan from academic year 2014 to 2023 [Graph], MEXT (Japan), October 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068345/japan-number-suicides-students/
