In 2022, the suicide rate in South Korea was highest among the elderly male population aged 80 years and older, with 117.9 deaths per 100 thousand population. The suicide rate in South Korea reached 25.2 deaths per 100 thousand population that year.
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KOSIS. (September 21, 2023). Number of suicide deaths in South Korea in 2022, by age group and gender (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267597/south-korea-suicide-rate-by-age-group-and-gender/
KOSIS. "Number of suicide deaths in South Korea in 2022, by age group and gender (per 100,000 population)." Chart. September 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267597/south-korea-suicide-rate-by-age-group-and-gender/
KOSIS. (2023). Number of suicide deaths in South Korea in 2022, by age group and gender (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267597/south-korea-suicide-rate-by-age-group-and-gender/
KOSIS. "Number of Suicide Deaths in South Korea in 2022, by Age Group and Gender (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267597/south-korea-suicide-rate-by-age-group-and-gender/
KOSIS, Number of suicide deaths in South Korea in 2022, by age group and gender (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267597/south-korea-suicide-rate-by-age-group-and-gender/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Number of suicide deaths in South Korea in 2022, by age group and gender (per 100,000 population) [Graph], KOSIS, September 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267597/south-korea-suicide-rate-by-age-group-and-gender/