Suicide Countermeasures

The number of suicides in Japan increased by more than 8,000 at a time in 1998 to over 30,000, and has been at a high level since then. In October 2006, the "Suicide Countermeasures Basic Law" was enacted to prevent suicide by comprehensively promoting suicide countermeasures throughout the country, and to enhance support for relatives of suicides. Was. In addition, based on this law, in June 2007, the "Suicide Comprehensive Countermeasures Charter" was formulated as a guideline for suicide countermeasures to be promoted by the government, and was reviewed in August 2012. . In Yokohama City, the Suicide Countermeasures Liaison Conference in the Yokohama City Hall has been set up since September 2007 to promote suicide countermeasures through close cooperation and cooperation within the agency pertaining to suicide countermeasures.

The general rules state that one of the immediate priority measures to prevent suicide is to clarify the actual situation of suicide. Yokohama City Inst. of Health wants to actively provide the current situation of suicide obtained by analyzing demographics to the liaison conference and to provide it to citizens via the WEB page.

In response to a request from the Health Consultation Center in the heart of Yokohama City since 2008, we have analyzed demographic statistics and police suicide statistics. About the following information, we get consent of health consultation center of Yokohama-shi heart and publish.

• Current situation of suicide in Yokohama-shi (2012) (PDF: 347KB)
  Monthly data analysis/inspection information provided by Kanagawa Prefectural Police (December 2013 issue)
• Current situation of suicide in Yokohama-shi (from 2007 to 23) (PDF: 142KB)
  Monthly data analysis/inspection information provided by Kanagawa Prefectural Police (December 2012 issue)
• Current situation of suicide in Yokohama-shi (2011) (PDF: 343KB)
  Analysis of data provided by Kanagawa Prefectural Police
• Current situation of suicide in Yokohama-shi (2010) (PDF: 198KB)
  Monthly data analysis/inspection information provided by Kanagawa Prefectural Police (December 2011 issue)
• Current situation of suicide in Yokohama-shi (from 2007 to 21) (PDF: 63KB)
  Data provided by Kanagawa Prefectural Police and Population Statistics Monthly Report (December 2010)
• Current situation of suicide in Yokohama-shi (2009) (PDF: 305KB) / [summary version] (PDF: 106KB)
  Analysis of data provided by Kanagawa Prefectural Police
• Actual situation of suicide in Yokohama-shi (2008) (PDF: 498KB) / [summary version] (PDF: 135KB)
  Analysis of data and demographics provided by Kanagawa Prefectural Police
• Current situation of suicide in Yokohama-shi (2008) (PDF: 291KB) / [summary version] (PDF: 158KB)
  Analysis/Inspection Information Monthly Report using 2008 Demographic Statistics (December 2009 issue)

• About the present situation of suicide of Yokohama-shi (Part 1) (PDF: 185KB)
  Analysis using demographic data from 1999 to 2013 / Abstract of Kanagawa Prefectural Public Health Society 2003
• About the present situation of suicide of Yokohama-shi (part 2) (PDF: 234KB)
  Analysis using "Suicide Statistics by the National Police Agency" in 2004 / Abstract of Kanagawa Public Health Society 2004
• Current situation of suicide in Yokohama-shi (2006) (PDF: 253KB)
  Analysis/Inspection Information Monthly Report using 2006 Demographic Statistics (November 2007 issue)

• Suicide Countermeasures page of Yokohama City
  This is a web page about suicide countermeasures at City of Yokohama, Medical Care Bureau Kokoro Health Consultation Center.
• Suicide Countermeasures Homepage (outside site)
  This is the website of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's suicide countermeasures.