North Korea - Intentional self-harm

By 2003, suicides in North Korea increased by 1,413 people to at 4,940 suicides In 2003, on average 14 North Koreans committed suicide every day.

In North Korea there were 20.77 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 10.69 suicides per 100,000 people.

North Korea is a country with a high rate of suicide.

Of the 4,940 recorded suicide cases in 2003, 2,501 were women and 2,439 were men. More women than men die by suicide each year, and is among the few countries where the female rate is higher than the male rate.20.53 women per 100.000 female cause their own deaths and 21.03 men per 100.000 male. and it is the highest female suicide rate in the world..

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