疫情下的日本自杀人数骤减 专家指出三点原因
<p>尽管外界担心新冠疫情可能造成人们压力增大、心理救助机构人手不足，但日本四月份自杀人数却同比下降20%，创下五年来最大降幅。</p><p> </p><p> <span word="Photo">Photo</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Manuel">Manuel</span> <span word="Cosentino">Cosentino</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Unsplash">Unsplash</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="by">by</span> 20% <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="prevention">prevention</span> <span word="helplines">helplines</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="staffed">staffed</span>.</p><p>尽管人们担心新冠疫情会导致压力增加，许多心理危机干预热线不是停止运营就是缺人手，然而四月份日本的自杀率相比去年同期却降低了20%，这是五年来的最大降幅。</p><p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="commuting">commuting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="delays">delays</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>.</p><p>人们花更多时间和家人待在家里，更少的人通勤去上班，学校开学也推迟了，这些都被视为导致自杀率降低的因素。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="April">April</span>, 1,455 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, 359 <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span> 2019. <span word="Suicide">Suicide</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="downward">downward</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="peaking">peaking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 34,000 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="annually">annually</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2003. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="over">over</span> 20,000, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="spike">spike</span>.</p><p>四月份日本有1455人自杀，比2019年四月份少了359人。自从日本年度自杀案件在2003年达到超34000例的高峰后，就一直在下降。去年自杀案件数量刚过2万，而最大降幅出现在上个月，正是人们担心自杀率会重新升高之时。</p>
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