In 2022, more than 7,500 students, homemakers, and unemployed people committed suicide in South Korea, representing the highest share of all occupational groups at about 60 percent. Suicide remains the leading cause of death among young people.
Number of suicide deaths in South Korea in 2022, by occupation
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Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention. (May 21, 2024). Number of suicide deaths in South Korea in 2022, by occupation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267151/south-korea-suicide-deaths-by-occupation/
Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention. "Number of suicide deaths in South Korea in 2022, by occupation." Chart. May 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267151/south-korea-suicide-deaths-by-occupation/
Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention. (2024). Number of suicide deaths in South Korea in 2022, by occupation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267151/south-korea-suicide-deaths-by-occupation/
Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention. "Number of Suicide Deaths in South Korea in 2022, by Occupation." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267151/south-korea-suicide-deaths-by-occupation/
Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Number of suicide deaths in South Korea in 2022, by occupation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267151/south-korea-suicide-deaths-by-occupation/ (last visited November 05, 2024)
Number of suicide deaths in South Korea in 2022, by occupation [Graph], Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention, May 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267151/south-korea-suicide-deaths-by-occupation/