ArticleJournal of epidemiology2023
The Unusual Increase in Suicides Among Women in Japan During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Time-series Analysis Until October 2021.
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- Unraveling Rising Mortality: Statistical Insights from Japan and International Comparisons.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Uncertainties of Economic Policy and Government Management Stability Played Important Roles in Increasing Suicides in Japan from 2009 to 2023.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Emergency Dispatches for Suicide Attempts during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Okayama, Japan: An Interrupted Time-series Analysis.JMA journal · 2024Article
- Trends in Suicidal Mortality and Motives among Working-Ages Individuals in Japan during 2007-2022.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2023Article
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- Suicidal Mortality and Motives Among Middle-School, High-School, and University Students.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Analysis of all non-fatal self-harm cases in an urban area of Japan during pre- and peri-pandemic periods of COVID-19: a population-based study.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2023Article
- Have restrictions on human mobility impacted suicide rates during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan?Psychiatry research · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundJapan has witnessed an unusual increase in the number of suicides among women during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. An analysis is required to identify the influencing factors during the pandemic and develop new measures for preventing suicides.
methodsData on the number of monthly suicides were collected from the National Police Agency of Japan. The expected number of suicides among women during the pandemic was estimated using a time-series model based on pre-pandemic data, considering year-to-year trends. The observed-to-expected (O/E) ratio of suicides was estimated from March 2020 to October 2021 using job status, suicide motive, and age.
resultsThe number of suicides among women in Japan increased beyond the expected number until October 2021. The O/E ratio based on job status, suicide motive, and age (except self-employed, unknown job status, and women aged ≥80 years) was significantly above 1.0 from March-December 2020, and the increase in suicides continued in almost all categories in 2021.
conclusionAlthough several reasons were reported for increased suicides among women in Japan during the pandemic (eg, economic downturn, financial instability, and loneliness), suicides increased irrespective of job status, suicide motive, or age. Comprehensive measures to prevent suicide might have been important during the pandemic, instead of limiting interventions to the reported specific population.
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