The 10 Countries with the Highest Suicide Rates

10. Japan

Annual suicides per 100,000 people: 21.7

The Japanese always went through streams of suicide and surprisingly they have even honorable ones, going all the way back to the days of the Samurais, and most famously including the Kamikazes during World War II. Even at present, suicides are viewed as acceptable by the Japanese, and sometimes even honorable. The loss of a job, hardship of life, unemployment, depression and social pressures in a very rigid society can be considered as factors behind the statistics.