Korea is the worst country in the OECD for suicides, with 21.9 per 100,000 in 2006 — which is actually down from 24.7 in 2005. (Hrm, WHO has slightly different nu

Korea used to have a more moderate suicide rate, below 10 per 100,000, but between 1995 and 2005 it grew much worse, by over 150 percent.

Like in most countries, men have always had a much higher suicide rate in Korea. Back in 1985, the male suicide rate was 13.3 per 100,000 while for women it was just 4.9.

http://www.who.int/mental_health/media/repkor.pdf