Between June 2022 and May 2023, there were a total of 5,997 cases of substance poisoning in South Korea. The largest share of them happened among people in their twenties, with 1,140 total incidents, or 19 percent of cases. That year, there were more cases among women than men.
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Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. (August 23, 2023). Number of poisoning cases caused by substances in South Korea from June 2022 to May 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419089/south-korea-substance-poisoning-cases-by-age/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. "Number of poisoning cases caused by substances in South Korea from June 2022 to May 2023, by age group." Chart. August 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419089/south-korea-substance-poisoning-cases-by-age/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. (2023). Number of poisoning cases caused by substances in South Korea from June 2022 to May 2023, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419089/south-korea-substance-poisoning-cases-by-age/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. "Number of Poisoning Cases Caused by Substances in South Korea from June 2022 to May 2023, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419089/south-korea-substance-poisoning-cases-by-age/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Number of poisoning cases caused by substances in South Korea from June 2022 to May 2023, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419089/south-korea-substance-poisoning-cases-by-age/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of poisoning cases caused by substances in South Korea from June 2022 to May 2023, by age group [Graph], Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, August 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419089/south-korea-substance-poisoning-cases-by-age/