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. 2018 Apr 5;39(5):353–363. doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000509

Figure 4A. Comparison of suicide rates in evacuation areas and non-evacuation areas with the national average.

Figure 4A

Notes. Suicide rates (per 100,000 people) in evacuation areas and non-evacuation areas are shown by postdisaster period. The bold line and dotted line show the transition of suicide rates in evacuation areas and non-evacuation areas, respectively. The arrows indicate the occurrence of the nuclear disaster following the Great East Japan Earthquake. Postdisaster suicide rates were compared with the national average using Poisson distribution. * p < .05, ** p < .01, Poisson distribution test

Annualized suicide rate: Monthly suicide number/population × 100,000 × 12

Evacuation areas: Tamura, Minami-Soma, Kawamata, Hirono, Naraha, Tomioka, Kawauchi, Okuma, Futaba, Namie, Katsurao, and Iitate

Non-evacuation areas: Other municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture