South Korea - Intentional self-harm

By 1987, suicides in South Korea increased by 157 people to at 3,301 suicides In 1987, on average 9 South Koreans committed suicide every day.

In South Korea there were 7.9 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 15.56 self-harm per 100.000 people.

South Korea has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 3,301 recorded suicide cases in 1987, 2,400 were men suicides and 901 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 11.5 per 100,000 men and for women 4.4 per 100,000 female.

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• South Korea economy
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