South Korea is No. 1 for the 11th year in a row when it comes to suicide rate among OECD countries, according to the organization’s Health Data 2015 report.

The average suicide rate among all OECD countries, according to 2013 data, was 12 people out of 100,000.

South Korea, in 2012, saw 29.1 suicides per 100,000 people. In comparison, Hungary, which came in second, saw 19.4 suicides; Japan saw 18.7; Slovenia saw 18.6; and Belgium saw 17.4.

Turkey had the lowest suicide rate, at 2.6 people per 100,000, followed by Greece (4.2), Mexico (5), Italy (6.3) and Israel (6.4).

Although overall suicide rate in OECD countries has decreased since 1985, in South Korea it has risen since 2000.

http://www.koreatimesus.com/11-years...ecd-countries/

Originally posted by Caesar Have they found out what has been causing all of the suicides?

Originally posted by Caesar Have they found out what has been causing all of the suicides?

However, its rigid and hierarchical structure has been criticized for lowering innovation. Described as intensely competitive, the system has been blamed for the high suicide rate in South Korea.

Originally posted by Scraperwalker I like to log in this site and just sit and watch a lot of people talk about Korea like they know what they're talking about.

Originally posted by Caesar Have they found out what has been causing all of the suicides?

Originally posted by Hotshot um, is kpop partly responsible for this? I wonder why

Turkey had the lowest suicide rate, at 2.6 people per 100,000, followed by Greece (4.2), Mexico (5), Italy (6.3) and Israel (6.4).

Originally posted by J a y Turkey the lowest and Hungary the second-highest. Interesting!

Originally posted by J a y

Originally posted by Hotshot um, is kpop partly responsible for this? I wonder why

The “Bridge of Life” on Mapo Bridge in Seoul, South Korea, has installed encouraging messages to prevent suicide attempts. This one reads “You were suffering a lot.” (Yonhap)