Fig. 1: Distribution of suicide rate, COVID-19 and health interventions in Japan.
From: Increase in suicide following an initial decline during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan

a, Mean monthly suicide rate (per million) in each city during the period of our study. b, Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on October 31 in each prefecture. c, Dates of the SOE implemented and lifted during the COVID-19 outbreak. Maps were created by the authors using the shape file (details in Supplementary Note 1).