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Predicting the Number of Suicides in Japan Using Internet Search Queries: Vector Autoregression Time Series Model.

Kazuya TairaRikuya HosokawaTomoya ItataniSumio Fujita
Published in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2021)
The number of suicides can be predicted by search queries related to the keyword "suicide." Previous studies have reported that financial poverty and divorce are associated with suicide. The results of this study, in which search queries on "no money" and "divorce" predicted suicide, support the findings of previous studies. Further research on the economic poverty of women and those with complex problems is necessary.
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