Key Takeaways
- Only 29% of people with mental illness receive treatment in Japan
- Psychiatrists per 100,000 population: 10.5, below OECD average
- Mental health beds per 100,000: 250, highest in OECD
- In 2022, approximately 5.7% of Japanese adults reported symptoms consistent with major depressive disorder
- Lifetime prevalence of any mental disorder in Japan is estimated at 20.1%
- Anxiety disorders affect about 7.9% of the Japanese population annually
- 45% stigma reduction after awareness campaigns 2019-2023
- 62% of Japanese believe depression is a sign of weakness
- Only 25% would disclose mental illness to family
- Work stress from overwork (karoshi) linked to 40% mental health cases
- Females 1.5x more likely to have anxiety disorders
- Unemployment correlates with 2x depression risk
- Suicide rate in Japan was 16.8 per 100,000 in 2022
- Male suicide rate is 24.7 per 100,000 vs 9.2 for females in 2021
- Youth suicide rate (15-24) increased to 11.2 per 100,000 in 2022
Only 29% of people with mental illness get treatment in Japan, despite growing consultations and support.
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