Fig. 2

Result of Interrupted time series analysis before and during the COVID-19 pandemic The data show trends in the monthly number of suicide rates from January 2012 to December 2022 in Kobe, Japan. Solid lines indicate approximate lines for the exposure and target periods, and each plot shows the actual monthly suicide rate per 1 million population. The difference in intercepts before and during the pandemic was analyzed as a level change, whereas the difference in trends before and during the pandemic was analyzed as a trend change