According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, around 17.4 percent of female middle and high school students had suicidal thoughts in the past 12 months. The percentage of male students with suicidal thoughts that year stood at nearly 10 percent.
Share of middle and high school students with suicidal thoughts in South Korea from 2013 to 2023, by gender
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Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. (March 1, 2024). Share of middle and high school students with suicidal thoughts in South Korea from 2013 to 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267462/south-korea-suicidal-thoughts-among-adolescents-by-gender/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. "Share of middle and high school students with suicidal thoughts in South Korea from 2013 to 2023, by gender." Chart. March 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267462/south-korea-suicidal-thoughts-among-adolescents-by-gender/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. (2024). Share of middle and high school students with suicidal thoughts in South Korea from 2013 to 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267462/south-korea-suicidal-thoughts-among-adolescents-by-gender/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. "Share of Middle and High School Students with Suicidal Thoughts in South Korea from 2013 to 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267462/south-korea-suicidal-thoughts-among-adolescents-by-gender/
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