In 2020, the monthly number of calls to the national suicide prevention hotline (1393) in South Korea amounted to about 14 thousand, up from about 9.2 thousand the previous year. Calls to the suicide hotline have increased following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Monthly number of calls to the national suicide prevention hotline in South Korea from 2019 to 2020
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MOHW (South Korea). (May 4, 2021). Monthly number of calls to the national suicide prevention hotline in South Korea from 2019 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268387/south-korea-suicide-prevention-helpline-calls/
MOHW (South Korea). "Monthly number of calls to the national suicide prevention hotline in South Korea from 2019 to 2020." Chart. May 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268387/south-korea-suicide-prevention-helpline-calls/
MOHW (South Korea). (2021). Monthly number of calls to the national suicide prevention hotline in South Korea from 2019 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268387/south-korea-suicide-prevention-helpline-calls/
MOHW (South Korea). "Monthly Number of Calls to The National Suicide Prevention Hotline in South Korea from 2019 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268387/south-korea-suicide-prevention-helpline-calls/
MOHW (South Korea), Monthly number of calls to the national suicide prevention hotline in South Korea from 2019 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268387/south-korea-suicide-prevention-helpline-calls/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Monthly number of calls to the national suicide prevention hotline in South Korea from 2019 to 2020 [Graph], MOHW (South Korea), May 4, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268387/south-korea-suicide-prevention-helpline-calls/