Table 2.

Depression-Related Suicide Costs

	No. of Suicidesa [1]		% of Suicides due to Depressiona [2]		Estimated No. of Suicides due to Depression [3] = [1] × [2]/100			Labor Force Participation, %b [4]		Annual Earnings (US$ 2008)c [5]		Present Value of Lifetime Earnings (US$ 2008)d [6]		Depression-Related Suicide Costs (US$ 2008 in millions)e [7] = [3] × [6]
Age (y)	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Total
20–29	2,373	1,065	23.9	44.7	567	476	1,043	76.6	68.5	31,747	26,705	642,061	316,452	364	151	515
30–39	3,396	1,454	25.5	50.6	864	736	1,600	92.9	62.0	44,958	31,850	694,467	302,747	600	223	823
40–49	3,852	1,118	22.4	47.9	863	535	1,398	94.1	70.7	56,967	33,318	589,651	242,545	509	130	639
50–59	4,986	1,377	18.1	48.0	905	660	1,565	90.8	64.3	56,689	30,883	343,909	135,539	311	89	401
60–69	4,096	1,639	18.1	46.1	742	755	1,497	60.9	34.4	35,989	24,244	128,913	50,332	96	38	134
≥ 70	3,543	2,515	17.8	34.5	631	867	1,498	20.2	8.5	34,422	25,999	32,300	12,784	20	11	31
Total	22,246	9,168			4,572	4,029	8,601							1,900	642	2,542

^aThe annual number of suicides [1] and the percentage of suicides due to depression [2] are from the Criminal Statistics in 2008.^15,16

^bThe average labor force participation rates [4] are from the Labor Force Survey 2008.¹⁸

^cThe average annual earnings [5] are from the Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2008.¹⁹

^dThe net present value of an individual's future earnings [6] are estimated based on life expectancies from the Abridged Life Tables for Japan 2008,¹⁷ the average annual earnings [5], the average labor force participation rate [4], and the annual discount rate of 6%.

^eNumbers may not add up to subtotals/totals due to rounding.