According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2021, about 5.8 percent of respondents aged 19 to 29 years old had suicidal thoughts. The proportion of people who had suicidal thoughts was highest among young people that year, while suicidal thoughts among older adults decreased in recent years.
Share of adults with suicidal thoughts in South Korea from 2017 to 2021, by age group
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Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention. (June 26, 2023). Share of adults with suicidal thoughts in South Korea from 2017 to 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267687/south-korea-suicidal-thoughts-among-adults-by-age/
Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention. "Share of adults with suicidal thoughts in South Korea from 2017 to 2021, by age group." Chart. June 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267687/south-korea-suicidal-thoughts-among-adults-by-age/
Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention. (2023). Share of adults with suicidal thoughts in South Korea from 2017 to 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267687/south-korea-suicidal-thoughts-among-adults-by-age/
Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention. "Share of Adults with Suicidal Thoughts in South Korea from 2017 to 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267687/south-korea-suicidal-thoughts-among-adults-by-age/
Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Share of adults with suicidal thoughts in South Korea from 2017 to 2021, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267687/south-korea-suicidal-thoughts-among-adults-by-age/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Share of adults with suicidal thoughts in South Korea from 2017 to 2021, by age group [Graph], Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention, June 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267687/south-korea-suicidal-thoughts-among-adults-by-age/