suicide among South Koreans that year.
In 2021, about 5.3 thousand people in South Korea committed suicide due to mental illness. With mental illness, financial problems, and physical illness were the most common reasons for committing Main reasons for committing suicide in South Korea in 2021
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Suicide figures
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- Premium Statistic Number of suicides South Korea 2022, by age
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Causes
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Suicide and adolescents
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- Premium Statistic Suicide rate South Korea 2022, by age group and gender
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Prevention
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- Premium Statistic Suicide prevention budget South Korea 2015-2020
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Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention. (June 26, 2023). Main reasons for committing suicide in South Korea in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230755/south-korea-number-of-suicides-by-reason/
Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention. "Main reasons for committing suicide in South Korea in 2021." Chart. June 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230755/south-korea-number-of-suicides-by-reason/
Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention. (2023). Main reasons for committing suicide in South Korea in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230755/south-korea-number-of-suicides-by-reason/
Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention. "Main Reasons for Committing Suicide in South Korea in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230755/south-korea-number-of-suicides-by-reason/
Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Main reasons for committing suicide in South Korea in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230755/south-korea-number-of-suicides-by-reason/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Main reasons for committing suicide in South Korea in 2021 [Graph], Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention, June 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230755/south-korea-number-of-suicides-by-reason/