Suicide is the leading cause of death among South Korean teenagers and young people, a government survey stated on Tuesday.
Yonhap reported in 2013 those between the ages of nine and 24 experienced an increased rate of suicide than a decade earlier.
For this age category, the suicide rate rose to 7.8 per 100,000, up from 7.4 in 2003. The Korea Times reported nearly eight percent of young people surveyed said they have contemplated suicide in 2014.
In 2003, traffic accidents were cited as the leading cause of death for South Korean teens, with a rate of 9.6 per 100,000. Car accidents slipped to second place in 2013, reduced to 4.4 per 100,000, followed by cancer in the third spot.
South Korea's suicide rate has been increasing since the early 1990s, reaching an all-time high in 1998 at the height of the Asian financial crisis. Since 2000, however, the rate has been growing again.
Young South Koreans have said economic issues and the pressure to get top marks in school were behind the chronic stress they experienced in their daily lives, with more than 60 percent saying they suffered from school-related stress. Full story...
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Yonhap reported in 2013 those between the ages of nine and 24 experienced an increased rate of suicide than a decade earlier.
For this age category, the suicide rate rose to 7.8 per 100,000, up from 7.4 in 2003. The Korea Times reported nearly eight percent of young people surveyed said they have contemplated suicide in 2014.
In 2003, traffic accidents were cited as the leading cause of death for South Korean teens, with a rate of 9.6 per 100,000. Car accidents slipped to second place in 2013, reduced to 4.4 per 100,000, followed by cancer in the third spot.
South Korea's suicide rate has been increasing since the early 1990s, reaching an all-time high in 1998 at the height of the Asian financial crisis. Since 2000, however, the rate has been growing again.
Young South Koreans have said economic issues and the pressure to get top marks in school were behind the chronic stress they experienced in their daily lives, with more than 60 percent saying they suffered from school-related stress. Full story...
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