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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.
Between 2000 and 2011, South Korea's suicide rate more than doubled, contrary to the international trend of a steadily decreasing suicide rate. [14] In 2017, it was reported that South Korea had the 12th highest suicide rate in the world (4th highest for female cases) and the highest rate among the OECD counties. [14]
In many countries, suicide rates are underreported due to social stigma, cultural or legal concerns. [3] Thus, these figures cannot be used to compare real suicide rates, which are unknown in most countries. 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 ...
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 ...
South Korean pop star and actress Sulli, whose legal name is Choi Jin-ri, was found dead in her home in Seongnam, located south of capital city Seoul, on Monday afternoon, authorities say.
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Kim Jong-hyun (2017), South Korean singer-songwriter, radio host, and member of boy band SHINee, carbon monoxide poisoning [684] Kim Sung-il (1987), North Korean agent who, together with Kim Hyon-hui, was responsible for the Korean Air Flight 858 bombing, bit into a cyanide-laced cigarette [685] Yu-ri Kim (2011), South Korean model, poison [686]
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