In 2001 around 3,854 suicides occurred in North Korea, 492 less than in 2000. In 2001, on average 11 North Koreans committed suicide every day.
North Korea reported 16.39 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 10.88 suicides per 100,000 people.
North Korea is a country with a high rate of suicide.
Of the 3,854 recorded suicide cases in 2001, 2,042 were men suicides and 1,812 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 17.82 per 100,000 men and for women 15.03 per 100,000 female. In spite of this, it is one of the countries with the highest female suicide rate in the world.
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