suicide rate among the member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
In 2021, the number of male deaths by suicide in South Korea amounted to around nine thousand, a slight decrease from the previous year. The number of female suicide deaths stood at around 3.9 thousand, about half that of men. While the number of female suicides has been increasing in recent years, the overall suicide rate declined slightly. South Korea has the highest Number of suicide deaths in South Korea from 2010 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000s)
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Overview
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- Basic Statistic Countries with the highest suicide mortality rates worldwide 2019
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Suicide figures
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Causes
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Suicide and adolescents
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Prevention
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KOSIS. (September 21, 2023). Number of suicide deaths in South Korea from 2010 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267022/south-korea-suicide-deaths-by-gender/
KOSIS. "Number of suicide deaths in South Korea from 2010 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267022/south-korea-suicide-deaths-by-gender/
KOSIS. (2023). Number of suicide deaths in South Korea from 2010 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267022/south-korea-suicide-deaths-by-gender/
KOSIS. "Number of Suicide Deaths in South Korea from 2010 to 2022, by Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267022/south-korea-suicide-deaths-by-gender/
KOSIS, Number of suicide deaths in South Korea from 2010 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267022/south-korea-suicide-deaths-by-gender/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Number of suicide deaths in South Korea from 2010 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], KOSIS, September 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267022/south-korea-suicide-deaths-by-gender/