>>3602202>"Japan is not the worst suicide rate"Actually, this isn't true. Japan, as well as many other Asian countries, have a very narrow definion of suicide.
Japan's suicide rate is estimated to be 20 times higher than the international average if we're going by traditional western standards. That's 320 out of 100,000 people per year, or 0.32% of Japan's population literally killing themselves every year. It's a significant contributor to their shrinking population.
The reason the Japanese suicide statsitic is being misrespresented so low is because of the way Japan defines suicide.
When the Japanese police report a death, they have to testify in court the cause of death. They have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the cause of death was suicide. In 90% of cases, the Japanese police are dealing with more suicides than they can realistically go through with proper court proceedings. As a result, most suicides in Japan are reported as "death by misadventure" as you'll see in pic related.
Japan has by far the worst suicide epidemic in the world, and many scientist believe that it's because the Japanes have a genetic predisposition to suicidal tendencies.
