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Compared to other OECD countries, South Korea's female suicide rate is the highest, [3] with 15.0 deaths by suicide per 100,000 deaths, while the South Korean male suicide rate is the third highest in the OECD, with 32.5 per every 100,000 deaths. [17] Women also had a higher increase of proportional suicide rate over men between 1986 and 2005.
The global total of suicide deaths decreased from an estimated 762,000 in 2000 to 717,000 in 2021, which is 9.1 deaths per 100,000 population. [4] In high-income countries, male and female rates of suicidal behaviors differ compared to the rest of the world: while women are reportedly more prone to suicidal thoughts, rates of suicide are higher ...
The elderly are at the highest risk of suicide, but deaths by suicide among the country’s teens are rising: Suicide caused more than half of all deaths among South Koreans in their 20s in 2022 ...
In 2013, the suicide rate in South Korea was 29.1 per 100,000, a decrease from 33.3 per 100,000 in 2011, but still more than twice the OECD average. [14] Between 2000 and 2011, South Korea's suicide rate more than doubled, contrary to the international trend of a steadily decreasing suicide rate. [14]
Suicide attack by setting fire to a subway train: Daegu subway fire: 2003–04: September 2003 to July 2004: Seoul: 20: Serial killing: Killing spree of prostitutes and old men; cannibalism: Yoo Young-chul: 2004–06: January 2004 to April 2006: Gyeonggi Province: 15: Serial killing: Serial killing spree: Jeong Nam-gyu: 2005–08: October 2005 ...
Pages in category "Suicides in South Korea" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Choi Suk-hyeon;
SEOUL, South Korea — Police faced off with security officials as they sought to raid South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office Wednesday and one of his top lieutenants attempted suicide ...
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