In 2022, the main reason for suicide among South Korean men and women was mental illness, which accounted for about 30.9 percent of male and 58.9 percent of female suicide deaths. Together with mental illness, physical illness, and financial problems were the most common reasons for committing suicide among South Koreans that year.
Main reasons for committing suicide in South Korea in 2022, by gender
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Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention. (May 21, 2024). Main reasons for committing suicide in South Korea in 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267359/south-korea-reasons-for-suicide-by-gender/
Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention. "Main reasons for committing suicide in South Korea in 2022, by gender." Chart. May 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267359/south-korea-reasons-for-suicide-by-gender/
Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention. (2024). Main reasons for committing suicide in South Korea in 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267359/south-korea-reasons-for-suicide-by-gender/
Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention. "Main Reasons for Committing Suicide in South Korea in 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267359/south-korea-reasons-for-suicide-by-gender/
Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Main reasons for committing suicide in South Korea in 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267359/south-korea-reasons-for-suicide-by-gender/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Main reasons for committing suicide in South Korea in 2022, by gender [Graph], Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention, May 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267359/south-korea-reasons-for-suicide-by-gender/
