Graph: Excess Cases Suicide (IMAGE) Umea University Caption The 2007/2008 economic recession caused an estimated increase of about 2000 suicide attempts in men and about 3000 in women in Andalusia during the five year period of 2008-2012. The grey and orange highlighted areas show excess cases over the number of predicted cases according to previous trends, graphically represented by the black line. Credit Juan Antonio Córdoba Doña Usage Restrictions Juan Antonio Córdoba Doña License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.