Helping to save lives
1 month, 1 week ago

Helping to save lives

China Daily  

A statue of a man comforting a person is placed to dissuade suicides on Mapo Bridge, a common site for suicides, over the Han River in Seoul. South Korea has recorded the highest suicide rate among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development since 2003. South Korea has held the highest suicide rate among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD, since 2003. According to the country's Statistics Korea agency, 13,978 people took their own lives last year, which translates to 27.3 deaths per 100,000 people. In a separate dataset from the 38-member OECD, South Korea topped the chart with 24.8 deaths per 100,000 people last year, more than double the OECD average of 10.7.

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Helping to save lives
1 month, 1 week ago

Helping to save lives

China Daily  

A statue of a man comforting a person is placed to dissuade suicides on Mapo Bridge, a common site for suicides, over the Han River in Seoul. South Korea has recorded the highest suicide rate among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development since 2003. South Korea has held the highest suicide rate among members of the Organization …

Helping to save lives
1 month, 1 week ago

Helping to save lives

China Daily  

A statue of a man comforting a person is placed to dissuade suicides on Mapo Bridge, a common site for suicides, over the Han River in Seoul. South Korea has recorded the highest suicide rate among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development since 2003. South Korea has held the highest suicide rate among members of the Organization …

Helping to save lives
1 month, 1 week ago

Helping to save lives

China Daily  

A telephone for emergencies is placed on Mapo Bridge in Seoul. JUNG YEON-JE/AFP Facing challenges According to the city government, Seoul recorded its highest suicide rate last year since 2015: 23.2 per 100,000 residents. The city government added that Seoul's suicide rate was also 1.8 times higher than South Korea's as a whole when age standardization according to the OECD …

Helping to save lives
1 month, 1 week ago

Helping to save lives

China Daily  

A statue of a man comforting a person is placed to dissuade suicides on Mapo Bridge, a common site for suicides, over the Han River in Seoul. South Korea has recorded the highest suicide rate among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development since 2003. South Korea has held the highest suicide rate among members of the Organization …

Helping to save lives
1 month, 1 week ago

Helping to save lives

China Daily  

A telephone for emergencies is placed on Mapo Bridge in Seoul. JUNG YEON-JE/AFP Facing challenges According to the city government, Seoul recorded its highest suicide rate last year since 2015: 23.2 per 100,000 residents. The city government added that Seoul's suicide rate was also 1.8 times higher than South Korea's as a whole when age standardization according to the OECD …

Global suicide report reveals where rates are highest... as US makes shocking entry
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Global suicide report reveals where rates are highest... as US makes shocking entry

Daily Mail  

The United States has the sixth-highest suicide rate in the world, a grim ranking that comes amid a decades-long rise in suicides over the past three decades. The US suicide rate came to 14.1 deaths per 100,000 people, considerably lower than South Korea’s 24.1 suicides per capita, though quite a bit higher than Australia and Croatia’s 12.4 deaths per capita. …

'Don't kill yourself', Kim Jong Un orders North Koreans as suicides rise: Report
1 year, 6 months ago

'Don't kill yourself', Kim Jong Un orders North Koreans as suicides rise: Report

Hindustan Times  

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued an order to local authorities banning suicides as data showed numbers skyrocketing, according to government officials who spoke to Radio Free Asia. In the directive, Kim Jong Un called suicide an "act of treason against socialism" stating that local government officials would be held jointly accountable for failing to prevent people from killing …

Suicidal tendencies among teenagers a major concern, say experts
2 years, 3 months ago

Suicidal tendencies among teenagers a major concern, say experts

The Hindu  

Suicidal tendencies among teenagers have become a major concern for society, according to experts. In the backdrop of this, experts and doctors from the Maharaja Institute of Medical Sciences and police officials have planned to create awareness among the public about the importance of life by organising rallies and awareness programmes on September 10, which has been observed as World …

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