未成年自殺率、最悪を更新　４０歳以上、最多原因は「健康」―政府白書

　政府は２７日の閣議で、２０２０年版の自殺対策白書を決定した。人口１０万人当たりの自殺者数を示す自殺率は、１９年は全体で１６．０と１０年連続で低下し、統計を取り始めた１９７８年以降最も低かった。ただ、年代別で２０歳未満だけは自殺者数が前年より増え、自殺率も前年比０．３ポイント増の３．１で最悪を更新し、若年層の自殺が依然深刻な実態が明らかになった。（2020/10/27-09:51）

The number of suicide victims per population of 100,000 came to 3.1 for people under 20 in Japan in 2019, rising 0.3 point from the previous year to hit a record high, a government white paper showed on Tuesday.
   The suicide rate for all age groups, meanwhile, decreased for the 10th consecutive year to stand at 16.0, the lowest level on record dating back to 1978, according to the white paper approved at a cabinet meeting on the day.
   The total number of people who committed suicide in the country in 2019 dropped 671, or 3.2 pct, to a record low of 20,169, also down for the 10th straight year.
   Still, the overall suicide rate stayed relatively high in Japan, compared with other advanced economies.
   As a survey by the health ministry and others has shown that the number of suicide cases increased year on year in three months from July this year, the ministry is looking into the effects of the coronavirus epidemic on living conditions.