According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2021, around 71 percent of respondents who had attempted suicide reported that they suffered from a mental health problem at one point in their life. 52 percent of people who attempted suicide struggled with a depressive disorder.
Share of people who have attempted suicide with mental health problems in South Korea as of August 2021, by disorder
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Statistics on Mental health in South Korea
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Number of people globally with mental health disorders as of 2017
- Premium Statistic Leading health problems worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of mentally disabled people among all disabled people South Korea 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Total number of registered mentally disabled persons in South Korea 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Labor participation rate of people with mental disabilities in South Korea 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate of people with mental disabilities in South Korea 2019-2021
Mental healthcare structure
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- Premium Statistic National mental health care budget in South Korea 2017-2020
- Premium Statistic Amount of mental health care facilities in South Korea 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Amount of mental health care facilities in South Korea 2021, by province
- Premium Statistic Density of hospital beds in psychiatric care in South Korea 2000-2019
- Premium Statistic Distribution of doctors in South Korea 2021, by medical special
- Premium Statistic Number of field nurses South Korea 2021, by medical specialty
Mental health patients
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- Premium Statistic Mental health care services use rate in South Korea 2001-2021
- Premium Statistic Amount of patients treated per 100.000 population in South Korea 2021, by disorder
- Premium Statistic Readmittance rate of severely mentally ill patients in South Korea 2021, by time
- Premium Statistic Number of calls to suicide helpline South Korea 2019-2020
- Premium Statistic Share of people actively working on mental wellbeing South Korea 2022
- Premium Statistic Methods used by people to improve mental wellbeing South Korea 2022
Prevalence of selected disorders
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- Premium Statistic Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in South Korea 2021, by age and gender
- Premium Statistic One-year prevalence of mental disorders in South Korea 2001-2021
- Premium Statistic Lifetime prevalence of various anxiety disorders in South Korea 2021
- Premium Statistic One-year prevalence of anxiety in South Korea 2021, by age group and gender
- Premium Statistic One-year prevalence of depression in South Korea 2021, by age group and gender
Substance abuse and addiction
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- Premium Statistic One-year prevalence of alcohol abuse in South Korea 2021, by age group and gender
- Premium Statistic One-year prevalence of alcoholism in South Korea 2021, by age group and gender
- Premium Statistic One-year prevalence of nicotine dependence in South Korea 2001-2021
- Premium Statistic Smartphone overdependence South Korea 2014-2021
- Premium Statistic Smartphone overdependence risk South Korea 2021, by age group
- Premium Statistic Share of teenagers with a high smartphone overdependence risk South Korea 2012-2020
Suicide
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- Premium Statistic Suicide prevention budget South Korea 2015-2020
- Premium Statistic Suicide deaths South Korea 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Suicide rate South Korea 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Suicide rate South Korea 2010-2021, by age
- Premium Statistic Reasons for suicide South Korea 2020
- Premium Statistic Share of suicide attempts involving mental disorders South Korea 2021, by disorder
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- Suicide attempts involving mental disorders South Korea 2021, by disorder and gender
- Hospital stay length due to mental problems in Brazil 2014-2022
- Hospital admissions due to mental health in Brazil 2021, by cause
- Hospital admissions due to mental health conditions in Brazil 2014-2021
- Likelihood of approaching someone at workplace on mental health problems MENA 2021
- Suicide attempt rate change among U.S. teens during COVID-19, 2020-2021, by gender
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- Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in South Korea 2021, by age group
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- Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders South Korea 2021, by education and gender
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- Lifetime prevalence of mental illness South Korea 2021, by work status and gender
- Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in South Korea 2021, by employment status
- Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders South Korea 2021, by civil status and gender
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Seoul Mental Health Statistics. (December 30, 2021). Share of people who have attempted suicide with mental health problems in South Korea as of August 2021, by disorder [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311739/south-korea-share-of-suicide-attempts-involving-mental-illness-by-disorder/
Seoul Mental Health Statistics. "Share of people who have attempted suicide with mental health problems in South Korea as of August 2021, by disorder." Chart. December 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311739/south-korea-share-of-suicide-attempts-involving-mental-illness-by-disorder/
Seoul Mental Health Statistics. (2021). Share of people who have attempted suicide with mental health problems in South Korea as of August 2021, by disorder. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311739/south-korea-share-of-suicide-attempts-involving-mental-illness-by-disorder/
Seoul Mental Health Statistics. "Share of People Who Have Attempted Suicide with Mental Health Problems in South Korea as of August 2021, by Disorder." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311739/south-korea-share-of-suicide-attempts-involving-mental-illness-by-disorder/
Seoul Mental Health Statistics, Share of people who have attempted suicide with mental health problems in South Korea as of August 2021, by disorder Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311739/south-korea-share-of-suicide-attempts-involving-mental-illness-by-disorder/ (last visited April 02, 2023)
Share of people who have attempted suicide with mental health problems in South Korea as of August 2021, by disorder [Graph], Seoul Mental Health Statistics, December 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311739/south-korea-share-of-suicide-attempts-involving-mental-illness-by-disorder/