Japan Suicide rate drops
2020-05-14 23:22:13.473861+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Okay, this is kinda fascinating. We kinda think that the Great Depression brought an extra 10-12 suicides per hundred thousand people, and of course The New Deal dropped that dramatically, but Japan's seen a huge decrease in suicides. This article attributes that to fewer people commuting, and fewer students in high pressure classes.
Japan suicides decline as Covid-19 lockdown causes shift in stress factors
April’s 20% drop compared with a year earlier may be the result of delays to start of school year, less commuting and more time with family