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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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]
Suicide in South Korea is a serious and widespread problem. The suicide rate was the highest in the OECD in 2012 (29.1 deaths per 100,000 people). [13] Lithuania is ranked first, but is not an OECD member state as of September 2016. [14]
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 ...
The Federal Bureau of Prisons failed to prevent the deaths of 187 inmates who died by suicide over the course of eight years, a Justice Department watchdog found.
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;