In 2023, the suicide rate in South Korea was highest among the elderly male population aged 80 years and older, with ***** deaths per 100,000 population. The suicide rate in South Korea reached **** deaths per 100,000 population that year.
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KOSIS. (October 3, 2024). Number of suicide deaths in South Korea in 2023, by age group and gender (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267597/south-korea-suicide-rate-by-age-group-and-gender/
KOSIS. "Number of suicide deaths in South Korea in 2023, by age group and gender (per 100,000 population)." Chart. October 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267597/south-korea-suicide-rate-by-age-group-and-gender/
KOSIS. (2024). Number of suicide deaths in South Korea in 2023, by age group and gender (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267597/south-korea-suicide-rate-by-age-group-and-gender/
KOSIS. "Number of Suicide Deaths in South Korea in 2023, by Age Group and Gender (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267597/south-korea-suicide-rate-by-age-group-and-gender/
KOSIS, Number of suicide deaths in South Korea in 2023, by age group and gender (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267597/south-korea-suicide-rate-by-age-group-and-gender/ (last visited June 26, 2025)
Number of suicide deaths in South Korea in 2023, by age group and gender (per 100,000 population) [Graph], KOSIS, October 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267597/south-korea-suicide-rate-by-age-group-and-gender/
