Japan sees spike in female suicide rate
The Covid-19 pandemic is driving a spike in suicides in Japan and women have been impacted the most. By Nabeela Khan Japan, where suicides are considered a major social issue, is one country that has reported suicides accurately than any other country in the world. Statistics during the pandemic highlight an unusual story. In Japan, more people died from suicide than from Covid-19 in all of 2020. Monthly suicide rates in Japan increased by 16% between July and October 2020, due to a number of reasons attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study in the journal Nature Human Behaviou...