In 2013, the number of the peoople who commited suicide was 14,427(highest suicide rate in OECD). But most Koreans don't know about how serious this problem is. In this article, we will explain the problem in greater detail.
Firstly, we will tell you about the number of people who are actually committing suicide. In Korea, three people commit suicide every 2 hours. About 30 people will have commited suicide by 6 o'clock. That's as many as an entire class of a high school. Each day, about 40 people commit suicide, which is as many as the number of people who are riding a high speed bus. Every month, about 1200 people, equivalent to the number of people who live in 300 household apartments commit suicide. About every 8 months, about a million people (the whole population of Ulleung island) commit suicide.
Now, you can realize just how serious suicide in Korea is.
Secondly, the Korean government has tried lots of things to prevent suicide. Sadly, it has not been supported by Koreans. The Korean government banned tools which can help in committing suicide such as herbicide and charcoal. Also it said we should boost the population by increasing the birth rate. But these proposed solutions are not enough, and we need even more solutions.
Suicide is not a simple problem. It's a serious problem, and we should know about that the problem is serious and important in our society. So, all of us have to pay more attention and try to solve the problem together. Individually our power may be small, but if we act together our power will be stronger. Together we can do it!
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