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Compared to other OECD countries, South Korea's female suicide rate is the highest, [3] with 15.0 deaths by suicide per 100,000 deaths, while the South Korean male suicide rate is the third highest in the OECD, with 32.5 per every 100,000 deaths. [18] Women also had a higher increase of proportional suicide rate over men between 1986 and 2005.
The updated figure of suicide rates in Belgium for 2011 is 2,084 with a total population of 10,933,607, equivalent to 18.96 per 100,000 inhabitants (source: Het Nieuwsblad, 10 April 2014). Taiwan is not a member of the WHO. The Taiwanese government adopted the WHO standard in 2007.
In 2013, the suicide rate in South Korea was 29.1 per 100,000, a decrease from 33.3 per 100,000 in 2011, but still more than twice the OECD average. [14] Between 2000 and 2011, South Korea's suicide rate more than doubled, contrary to the international trend of a steadily decreasing suicide rate. [ 14 ]
Japan, like South Korea, saw a sharp increase in suicide deaths in the aftermath of the Asian financial crisis, but its suicide rate peaked a year later, in 1998, according to OECD data.
10. Papua New Guinea. Around 23 people per every 100,000 people commit suicide in Papa New Guinea. Shame, depression and other mental health issues are said to contribute to the exceptionally high ...
Suicide in South Korea is a serious and widespread problem. The suicide rate was the highest in the OECD in 2012 (29.1 deaths per 100,000 people). Lithuania is ranked first, but is not an OECD member state as of September 2016.
South Korea has the highest suicide rate among OECD nations, with that rate increasing among teenagers and young adults in their 20s, according to the country’s health ministry.
Korea is a country where three of the world's major religions, Christianity, Buddhism, and Confucianism peacefully coexist. [61] According to 2015 statistics, 43.1% of Korean population has a religion and 2008 statistics show that over 510 religious organizations were in the South Korea population. [61] Irreligious: 51% [62] Christianity: 31% ...