South Korea - Intentional self-harm

In 1988 occurred 2,949 suicides in South Korea. This year, 352 fewer people committed suicide than in 1987. In 1988, on average 8 South Koreans committed suicide every day.

South Korea had 7 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 15.07 self-harm per 100.000 people.

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

Of the 2,949 recorded suicide cases in 1988, 2,118 were men suicides and 831 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 10 per 100,000 men and for women 4 per 100,000 female.

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