Poverty, Depression Go Hand-in-Hand with S. Korea’s World-leading Suicide Rate

SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A total of 25.6 suicides per 100,000 across the entire population — a statistic that equates to one suicide per 40 minutes or 36 suicides per day — is South Korea’s alarming suicide rate in 2016. South Korea bears the undesirable distinction of having led all OECD countries in [...]