昨年の自殺者２万１６９人　確定値、過去最少に―厚労省・警察庁

　厚生労働省と警察庁は１７日、２０１９年の自殺者（確定値）が２万１６９人だったと発表した。今年１月公表の速報値（１万９９５９人）から２１０人増えたが、前年より６７１人（３．２％）減った。１０年連続の減少で、１９７８年の統計開始以来最少となった。
　男性は前年比２１２人減の１万４０７８人。女性は４５９人減の６０９１人で最少となった。人口１０万人当たりの自殺者数（自殺死亡率）は１６．０人で１０年連続で低下し、７８年以降で最少となった。女性の自殺死亡率は９．４人で初めて１０人を切った。
　年代別の自殺者数は最多が５０代（３４３５人）で、４０代（３４２６人）が続いた。前年比では、１０代が増えたが、他は全年代で減った。自殺死亡率も１０代だけが増えた。（2020/03/17-10:08）

The number of people who committed suicide in Japan in 2019 dropped by 671, or 3.2 pct, from the preceding year to 20,169, the lowest level since the survey started in 1978, a revised government report showed Tuesday.
   The annual figure dropped for the 10th consecutive year although it was up by 210 from the preliminary 19,959 announced in January, according to the report from the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry and the National Police Agency.
   The number of men who killed themselves last year fell by 212 to 14,078, while suicides among women hit a record low of 6,091, down by 459.
   The number of suicides per population of 100,000, or the suicide rate, came to a record low of 16.0. The suicide rate for women stood at 9.4, falling below 10.0 for the first time.
   By age group, the number of suicides was the highest among people in their 50s, at 3,435, and the second highest among those in their 40s, at 3,426.