For “proud” Koreans, one record about “number one” is viewed as a heavy disgrace for the entire country: South Korea's suicide rate has long been at the top of the OECD list. On September 22nd, this cruel data was updated. According to the Seoul News report, on the same day, the “2025 Cause of Death Statistics” released by Korea's National Data Service showed that the number of people who died as a result of suicide in South Korea last year was 141.44 million, a decrease of 4.9% from the previous year. After a lapse of 3 years, the suicide rate for various age groups declined. Among them, the suicide rate for teenagers aged 10 to 19 is the only one that has risen in reverse. The suicide rate for this age group was 8.6 per 100,000 people, up 7.5% from the previous year, and the highest since statistics were available. After the data was released, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, who was visiting the US, quickly retweeted relevant news on the X platform and wrote an article lamenting: “It's sad.” “Nothing is more precious than life. Changing an environment that is more difficult than death is the core of the policy.” Lee Jae-myung wrote.

For “proud” Koreans, one record about “number one” is viewed as a heavy disgrace for the entire country: South Korea's suicide rate has long been at the top of the OECD list. On September 22nd, this cruel data was updated. According to the Seoul News report, on the same day, the “2025 Cause of Death Statistics” released by Korea's National Data Service showed that the number of people who died as a result of suicide in South Korea last year was 141.44 million, a decrease of 4.9% from the previous year. After a lapse of 3 years, the suicide rate for various age groups declined. Among them, the suicide rate for teenagers aged 10 to 19 is the only one that has risen in reverse. The suicide rate for this age group was 8.6 per 100,000 people, up 7.5% from the previous year, and the highest since statistics were available. After the data was released, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, who was visiting the US, quickly retweeted relevant news on the X platform and wrote an article lamenting: “It's sad.” “Nothing is more precious than life. Changing an environment that is more difficult than death is the core of the policy.” Lee Jae-myung wrote.