With the spread of the "nuclear family" as well as the concept of gender equality, there has been a gradual decline in the rate of suicide among young women. Among old people, however, the rate of female suicide is gradually climbing. It used to be that young women committed suicide to escape the trials of life as a daughter-in-law.
隨著「核心家庭」日增、男女平權主張盛行，年輕婦女的自殺死亡率已逐漸降低；但相反地，老年婦女的自殺率卻逐漸升高。