Table 3.

Correlation coefficient obtained for each Spanish term related to suicide, and suicide rates for men and women in Spain in the 2004-2013 period. Significant values (ie, P<.05) are italicized.

Translated search term (original in Spanish)	Monthly correlation: GTa RSVb/INEc suicide rates (2004-2013)						Previous studies
	Total		Men		Women		Reference	Correlation
	r d	P value	r	P value	r	P value
Allergy	0.513	<.001	0.491	<.001	0.374	<.001	Yang et al [33]	Yes
Antidepressant	0.295	.001	0.291	.001	0.194	.02	Yang et al [33]	Insufficient
Alcohol abstinence	0.295	.001	0.251	.003	0.296	.001	Yang et al [33]	Yes
Relationship breakup	0.268	.002	0.191	.02	0.365	<.001	Yang et al [33]	No
Unemployed + lost job	0.253	.003	0.234	.005	0.206	.012	Yang et al [33]	No
Pain	0.239	.004	0.208	.011	0.230	.006	Yang et al [33]	No
Drunkenness	0.211	.01	0.142	.06	0.310	<.001	Yang et al [33]	No
Suicide	0.199	.02	0.133	.07	0.296	.001	McCarthy [8]; Yang et al [33]; Bruckner et al [36]; Sueki [32]	Yes; Yes; No; No
Insomnia	0.193	.02	0.160	.04	0.204	.013	Yang et al [33]	Yes
Suicide and depression	0.186	.02	0.116	.104	0.298	<.001	Bruckner et al [36]	Yes
Major depression	0.184	.02	0.118	.099	0.285	.001	Yang et al [33]	Yes
Headache	0.183	.02	0.163	.04	0.165	.04	Yang et al [33]	No
A suicide	0.174	.03	0.145	.06	0.183	.02	Evans [37]	Yes
A suicide	0.171	.03	0.181	.02	0.079	.19	Yang et al [33]	No
Marriage	0.130	.08	0.083	.18	0.201	.014	Yang et al [33]	Yes
Anxiety disorder	0.126	.09	0.084	.18	0.185	.02	Yang et al [33]	Yes
Charcoal burning	0.120	.097	0.044	.32	0.271	.001	Yang et al [33]	Insufficient
Chronic illness	0.115	.11	0.097	.15	0.119	.098	Yang et al [33]	No
Lawsuit	0.115	.11	0.094	.15	0.124	.09	Yang et al [33]	Yes
Cancer	0.113	.11	0.093	.16	0.122	.09	Yang et al [33]	No
Hanging	0.110	.12	0.077	.20	0.154	.046	Yang et al [33]	Insufficient
Divorce	0.064	.24	0.028	.38	0.133	.07	Yang et al [33]	Yes
Suicide methods	0.042	.32	–0.005	.48	0.149	.053	Yang et al [36]; Evans [37]; Sueki [32]	No; No; No
Hypnotics	0.042	.33	0.015	.44	0.096	.15	Yang et al [33]	Insufficient
Depression	0.038	.34	0.001	.497	0.120	.096	Bruckner et al [36]; Sueki [32]	Yes; Yes
Commit suicide	0.032	.37	–0.015	.44	0.141	.06	Gunn and Lester [31]	Yes
Stress	0.010	.46	–0.043	.32	0.144	.06	Yang et al [33]	Yes
Hydrogen sulfide	0.009	.46	–0.022	.41	0.087	.17	Evans [37]	Yes
Teen suicide	–0.018	.42	–0.023	.40	0.002	.49	McCarthy [8]	Yes
Bipolar disorder	–0.029	.38	–0.051	.29	0.041	.33	Yang et al [33]	Yes
Schizophrenia	–0.042	.33	–0.098	.14	0.121	.09	Yang et al [33]	No
Social benefits	–0.043	.32	–0.001	.495	–0.135	.07	Yang et al [33]	No
Domestic violence	–0.048	.30	–0.093	.16	0.089	.17	Yang et al [33]	Yes
Job	–0.048	.30	–0.068	.23	0.024	.40	Yang et al [33]	No
Asthma	–0.092	.16	–0.098	.14	–0.040	.33	Yang et al [33]	Yes
Abuse	–0.103	.13	–0.071	.22	–0.147	.06	Yang et al [33]	No
Taiwan economy	–0.105	.13	–0.114	.11	–0.043	.32	Yang et al [33]	Yes
Religious belief	–0.109	.12	–0.132	.08	–0.006	.47	Yang et al [33]	Yes
Alcohol	–0.113	.11	–0.132	.08	–0.019	.42	Yang et al [33]	No
Illicit drugs	–0.127	.08	–0.158	.04	0.003	.49	Yang et al [33]	No
Social welfare	–0.146	.06	–0.116	.10	–0.167	.03	Yang et al [33]	Yes
Stock market	–0.231	.006	–0.222	.007	–0.166	.04	Yang et al [33]	No

^aGT: Google Trends.

^bRSV: Relative Search Volume.

^cINE: Spanish National Statistics Institute.

^dColumn from which the table is sorted.