Suicide In South Korea Essay

Introduction: According to World Health Organization (2014a), in the Republic of Korea, the number of mortality rate of committing suicide was approximately 13.8 per 100,000 people in 2000 and in 2012, the number was approximately 28.9 per 100,000 people,that is, from 2000 to 2012, suicide rate in South Korea had increased by about 109.4 percent. In 2012, the suicide rate in South Korea was the third highest in the world and in 2014, the rise of suicide rate in South Korea is the second highest in the world (World Health Organization, 2014b; Qiu, 2014). Also, in 2014, the average number of suicide case in the Republic of Korea was about 33.5 out of 100,000 people (Song, Song, An, Hayman & Woo, 2014). The number of people who commit suicide is still rising; however, suicidal behavior is preventable. In order to prevent suicide and decrease …show more content…
Besides, director of suicide prevention center in South Korea pointed out that some people who seek to commit suicide want to endow their death with symbol so that they prefer to commit suicide in famous places, for example, Japan's Aokigahara Forest and Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, or imitate others' suicidal behavior or means of suicide which was published by the media, that is, Werther Effect (Liu & Xiao, 2014; Korean Bridge of Life, 2014; Tor, Ng & Ang, 2008). Therefore, over-publicized public service advertisements of Bridge of Life program caused that Mapo bridge be excessively concerned about so that became the hot spot for suicide and people who try to commit suicide attracted by it (Liu & Xiao, 2014; Korean Bridge of Life, 2014).

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