According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2021, around 74 percent of women and 68 percent of men who had attempted suicide reported that they had suffered from a mental health problem at one point in their lives. Among women, around 60 percent had struggled with a depressive disorder, while among men nicotine dependence was the most common mental disorder.
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Seoul Mental Health Statistics. (December 30, 2021). Share of people who have attempted suicide with mental health problems in South Korea as of August 2021, by disorder and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311773/south-korea-share-of-suicide-attempts-by-people-with-mental-illnesses-by-disorder-and-gender/
Seoul Mental Health Statistics. "Share of people who have attempted suicide with mental health problems in South Korea as of August 2021, by disorder and gender." Chart. December 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311773/south-korea-share-of-suicide-attempts-by-people-with-mental-illnesses-by-disorder-and-gender/
Seoul Mental Health Statistics. (2021). Share of people who have attempted suicide with mental health problems in South Korea as of August 2021, by disorder and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311773/south-korea-share-of-suicide-attempts-by-people-with-mental-illnesses-by-disorder-and-gender/
Seoul Mental Health Statistics. "Share of People Who Have Attempted Suicide with Mental Health Problems in South Korea as of August 2021, by Disorder and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311773/south-korea-share-of-suicide-attempts-by-people-with-mental-illnesses-by-disorder-and-gender/
Seoul Mental Health Statistics, Share of people who have attempted suicide with mental health problems in South Korea as of August 2021, by disorder and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311773/south-korea-share-of-suicide-attempts-by-people-with-mental-illnesses-by-disorder-and-gender/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of people who have attempted suicide with mental health problems in South Korea as of August 2021, by disorder and gender [Graph], Seoul Mental Health Statistics, December 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311773/south-korea-share-of-suicide-attempts-by-people-with-mental-illnesses-by-disorder-and-gender/