South Korea - Intentional self-harm 2018

Suicides South Korea 2018

South Korea has a very high suicide rate

In 2018 around 13,670 suicides occurred in South Korea, 1,207 more than in 2017. In 2018, on average 37 South Koreans committed suicide every day.

South Korea reported 26.5 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 9.42 suicides per 100,000 people.

South Korea has a very high suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 13,670 recorded suicide cases in 2018, 9,862 were men suicides and 3,808 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 38.1 per 100,000 men and for women 14.8 per 100,000 female. In spite of this, it is one of the countries with the highest female suicide rate in the world.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In South Korea suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 309 homicides in South Korea, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 44.2 suicides.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2018	3,808	9,862	13,670	14.80	38.10	26.50
2017	3,541	8,922	12,463	13.80	34.70	24.30
2016	3,849	9,243	13,092	15.10	36.00	25.60
2015	3,954	9,559	13,513	15.50	37.40	26.50
2014	4,100	9,736	13,836	16.20	38.30	27.30
2013	4,367	10,060	14,427	17.40	39.80	28.60
2012	4,538	9,622	14,160	18.10	38.20	28.20
2011	5,040	10,866	15,906	20.30	43.30	31.90
2010	5,237	10,329	15,566	21.20	41.50	31.40
2009	5,476	9,936	15,412	22.30	40.10	31.30
2008	4,598	8,260	12,858	18.90	33.50	26.20
2007	4,461	7,789	12,250	18.40	31.80	25.20
2006	3,465	7,271	10,736	14.40	29.80	22.20
2005	4,022	8,074	12,096	16.80	33.30	25.10
2004	3,637	7,931	11,568	15.20	32.80	24.10
2003	3,405	7,568	10,973	14.30	31.40	22.90
2002	2,691	5,974	8,665	11.40	24.90	18.20
2001	2,080	4,888	6,968	8.80	20.50	14.70
2000	1,994	4,528	6,522	8.50	19.10	13.90
1999	2,129	5,005	7,134	9.20	21.30	15.30
1998	2,424	6,275	8,699	10.50	26.90	18.80
1997	1,891	4,234	6,125	8.30	18.30	13.30
1996	1,815	4,041	5,856	8.00	17.60	12.90
1995	1,521	3,319	4,840	6.80	14.60	10.70
1994	1,350	2,862	4,212	6.10	12.70	9.40
1993	1,276	2,848	4,124	5.80	12.80	9.30
1992	1,066	2,467	3,533	4.90	11.20	8.10
1991	930	2,139	3,069	4.30	9.80	7.10
1990	962	2,197	3,159	4.50	10.20	7.40
1989	899	2,124	3,023	4.30	9.90	7.10
1988	831	2,118	2,949	4.00	10.00	7.00
1987	901	2,400	3,301	4.40	11.50	7.90
1986	890	2,568	3,458	4.40	12.40	8.40
1985	998	2,691	3,689	4.90	13.10	9.00

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