Women comprise 60% of attempted suicide and self-harm cases in Japan

Women accounted for about 60% of those hospitalized in Japan due to attempted suicide and self-harm from December 2022 to December 2023, a report from the Japanese Society for Emergency Medicine showed Tuesday.
Women comprised 1,254 of the 1,987 cases, while men accounted for 733 cases, according to the report.
Of the total cases, people in their 20s accounted for the biggest share, followed by those in their 30s.
The number of women between the ages of 10 and 29 was more than twice the figure for men in the same age group.
The gap between men and women in their 60s and older was almost negligible.
The most common time period for attempted suicide and self-harm by both men and women was between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
The report was based on patient data collected from 44 emergency and critical care centers in Japan.