In 2022, about five thousand people in South Korea committed suicide due to mental illness. Mental illness, financial problems, and physical illness were the most common reasons for committing suicide among South Koreans that year.
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Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention. (July 9, 2024). Main reasons for committing suicide in South Korea in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 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 2022." Chart. July 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230755/south-korea-number-of-suicides-by-reason/
Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention. (2024). Main reasons for committing suicide in South Korea in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 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 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jul 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 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230755/south-korea-number-of-suicides-by-reason/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Main reasons for committing suicide in South Korea in 2022 [Graph], Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention, July 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230755/south-korea-number-of-suicides-by-reason/