South Korea Suicide Rate 2000-2024
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).
- South Korea suicide rate for 2019 was 28.60, a 0% increase from 2018.
- South Korea suicide rate for 2018 was 28.60, a 10.85% increase from 2017.
- South Korea suicide rate for 2017 was 25.80, a 5.15% decline from 2016.
- South Korea suicide rate for 2016 was 27.20, a 2.86% decline from 2015.
| Similar Country Ranking | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | Total |
| South Korea | 28.60 |
| Lithuania | 26.10 |
| Uruguay | 21.20 |
| Latvia | 20.10 |
| Slovenia | 19.80 |
| Belgium | 18.30 |
| Hungary | 16.60 |
| Croatia | 16.40 |
| United States | 16.10 |
| Japan | 15.30 |
| Finland | 15.30 |
| Estonia | 14.90 |
| Sweden | 14.70 |
| Austria | 14.60 |
| Switzerland | 14.50 |
| France | 13.80 |
| Australia | 12.50 |
| Germany | 12.30 |
| Czech Republic | 12.20 |
| Slovak Republic | 12.10 |
| Iceland | 11.90 |
| Norway | 11.80 |
| Netherlands | 11.80 |
| Canada | 11.80 |
| Portugal | 11.50 |
| Luxembourg | 11.30 |
| Poland | 11.30 |
| Singapore | 11.20 |
| New Zealand | 11.00 |
| Denmark | 10.70 |
| Ireland | 9.60 |
| Chile | 9.00 |
| Bahrain | 8.90 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8.70 |
| Argentina | 8.40 |
| Seychelles | 8.10 |
| United Kingdom | 7.90 |
| Spain | 7.70 |
| Italy | 6.70 |
| UAE | 6.40 |
| Malta | 6.10 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6.00 |
| Qatar | 5.80 |
| Israel | 5.30 |
| Greece | 5.10 |
| Oman | 4.90 |
| Cyprus | 3.60 |
| Bahamas | 3.50 |
| Kuwait | 2.90 |
| Panama | 2.90 |
| Brunei | 2.70 |
| Barbados | 0.60 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0.40 |
| South Korea Suicide Rate - Historical Data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Total | Male | Female |
| 2019 | 28.60 | 40.20 | 16.90% |
| 2018 | 28.60 | 41.20 | 15.90% |
| 2017 | 25.80 | 36.80 | 14.70% |
| 2016 | 27.20 | 38.30 | 16.00% |
| 2015 | 28.00 | 39.50 | 16.50% |
| 2014 | 29.00 | 40.70 | 17.20% |
| 2013 | 30.60 | 42.50 | 18.60% |
| 2012 | 30.20 | 40.90 | 19.50% |
| 2011 | 34.50 | 47.00 | 21.90% |
| 2010 | 34.00 | 44.90 | 23.00% |
| 2009 | 34.20 | 44.00 | 24.40% |
| 2008 | 28.60 | 36.70 | 20.40% |
| 2007 | 26.70 | 33.90 | 19.50% |
| 2006 | 23.70 | 31.80 | 15.50% |
| 2005 | 26.70 | 35.50 | 17.90% |
| 2004 | 25.40 | 34.60 | 16.10% |
| 2003 | 24.10 | 33.00 | 15.10% |
| 2002 | 19.00 | 25.90 | 12.00% |
| 2001 | 15.60 | 21.60 | 9.50% |
| 2000 | 14.50 | 19.90 | 9.00% |