Geography of suicide in Japan: spatial patterning and rural-urban differences.
Eiji YoshiokaSharon J B HanleyYukihiro SatoYasuaki SaijoPublished in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2020)
Our results showed that geographical distribution of and rural-urban differences in suicide mortality in Japan differed substantially by gender and age. These findings suggest that it is important to take demographic factors into consideration when municipalities allocate resources for suicide prevention.