自殺率秋田領先，28年首次全國最嚴重的縣

A few weeks ago the Yomiuri News on-line reported the following:

自殺率、秋田を抜き２８年ぶり全国ワーストの県

2015年06月06日 08時40分

　厚生労働省が５日公表した２０１４年の人口動態統計月報年計（概数）によると、人口１０万人当たりの自殺者数を示す「自殺率」は、岩手県は前年より０・２ポイント高い２６・６で、１９８６年以来２８年ぶりの全国ワーストとなった。

　脳血管疾患による死亡率も１６２・３で、全国ワーストだった。

　１４年の自殺者数は３４１人で、前年より１人増えた。前年に自殺率ワーストだった秋田県が２６・０となり、２位だった岩手県と入れ替わった。岩手県は自殺予防相談員の養成などに力を入れ、ここ１０年間は自殺者数が減少傾向にあった。県障がい保健福祉課は「残念な結果。自殺が多い年代になどし、対策を取りたい」と話した。

　１人の女性が一生で出産する子供の推計人数を表した合計特殊出生率は、前年より０・０２ポイント低い１・４４で、全国平均（１・４２）をわずかに上回った。

(試譯文)

According to a demographic monthly statistics report published on the 5^th (June) by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, regarding the yearly (rounded) "suicide rate", the number of suicide per population of 100,000 people in 2014 for Iwate prefecture was 0.2 points higher than last year to become 26.6, and was the worst in 28 years in the whole country since 1986.

  The rate of death due to cerebro-vascular disease was 162.3 and was the worst in the whole country.

  The number of suicide in 2014 was 341 people, increased by 1 person compared with last year. Akita prefecture which had the worst suicide rate last year was 26.0, giving way to Iwate prefecture to become the second. Iwate prefecture put the emphasis on the training of suicide prevention advisors, and the number of suicides tended to decrease in the past 10 years. The prefecture Health and Welfare department for disability said that “it is a regrettable result. During a time of many suicides etc., I would like to take some measures".

  The total fertility rate, which was used to express the estimated number of people based on the number of children that a female would give birth to during her life time, was 0.2 point lower than last year to become 1.44, slightly above the national average (1.42).

It seems that both Iwate prefecture and Akita prefecture have a higher suicide rate in Japan.