In 2022, the main reason for suicide among South Korean men and women was mental illness, which accounted for about **** percent of male and **** percent of female suicide deaths. Together with mental illness, physical illness, and financial problems were the most common reasons for committing suicide among South Koreans that year.
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Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention. (May 21, 2024). Main reasons for committing suicide in South Korea in 2022, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/1267359/south-korea-reasons-for-suicide-by-gender/
Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention. "Main reasons for committing suicide in South Korea in 2022, by gender." Chart. May 21, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/1267359/south-korea-reasons-for-suicide-by-gender/
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Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention. "Main Reasons for Committing Suicide in South Korea in 2022, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 21 May 2024, /statistics/1267359/south-korea-reasons-for-suicide-by-gender/
Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Main reasons for committing suicide in South Korea in 2022, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1267359/south-korea-reasons-for-suicide-by-gender/ (last visited August 02, 2026)
Main reasons for committing suicide in South Korea in 2022, by gender [Graph], Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention, May 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1267359/south-korea-reasons-for-suicide-by-gender/
