Suicide 4th Leading Cause of Death in Korea

According to the World Health Organization, via VOA News, suicide is the fourth leading cause of death in South Korea. World Health Organization figures show that in 2004, South Korea’s suicide rate was almost 24 per 100,000 people. That is more than double the rate in 1985 - of nine per 100,000.  According to a Korean government study, reported by OhMyNews, in 2005 Korea’s suicide rate was the highest among the OECD countries with which Korea is classed and with which it so ardently wishes to be compared - a fact confirmed by the OECD itself in a report released in 2007, as described in the Chosun Ilbo and the LA Times.