In 2022, the number of deaths by suicide in South Korea amounted to around 12.9 thousand, slightly down from around 13.4 deaths in the previous year. South Korea has the highest suicide rate among the member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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KOSIS. (September 21, 2023). Number of suicide deaths in South Korea from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266821/south-korea-suicide-deaths/
KOSIS. "Number of suicide deaths in South Korea from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266821/south-korea-suicide-deaths/
KOSIS. (2023). Number of suicide deaths in South Korea from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266821/south-korea-suicide-deaths/
KOSIS. "Number of Suicide Deaths in South Korea from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266821/south-korea-suicide-deaths/
KOSIS, Number of suicide deaths in South Korea from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266821/south-korea-suicide-deaths/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of suicide deaths in South Korea from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], KOSIS, September 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266821/south-korea-suicide-deaths/