Fig. 6: Mechanisms of the pandemic affecting suicide rate.
From: Increase in suicide following an initial decline during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
a, Change in employment rate for males and females. b, Change in employment rate according to employment type (regular and non-regular workers). c, Number of calls for help related to domestic violence between April and December in 2019 and 2020. Data for October to March are not available. d, Mean household income excluding bonus payment. The bar graph shows the share of the cash benefits (total ¥100,000) distributed in each week. e, Bankruptcies and claims for business subsidy. f, Mean working hours for full-time workers and part-time workers before and during the pandemic. In a,b,d–f, data are standardised to a value of 1.0 in January 2020.
