Suicide in South Korea
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Suicide in South Korea occurs at the 12th highest rate in the world. South Korea has the highest recorded suicide rate in the OECD. In South Korea, it is estimated to affect 0.02 percent of the population by the WHO. In 2012, suicide was the fourth-highest cause of death. The suicide rate has consistently declined between 2012 and 2019, the year when the latest data are available.
The most recent available data on OECD countries' suicide rates per 100 000 persons (November 2, 2022). South Korea has the highest rate in the OECD.
Yeontan burning has been used as a suicide method in South Korea.
Actress Lee Eun-ju died by suicide at age 24.
President Roh Moo-hyun died by suicide on 23 May 2009 in his home village of Bongha Maeul.
Lee Sun-kyun
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Lee Sun-kyun was a South Korean actor. Internationally, he was best known for his role in Bong Joon-ho's Academy Award–winning film Parasite (2019), for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award along with his castmates. He received several other awards, including a nomination for an International Emmy Award.
Lee (fifth from left) in April 2019 with Parasite cast
Lee attends police questioning for his allegations