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In Korea, Changes in Society and Family Dynamics Drive Rise in Elderly Suicides

The number of suicides among people 65 and older has nearly quadrupled in recent years, a rate that is among the highest in the developed world.

 

A skyrocketing suicide rate

A skyrocketing suicide rate

S. Koreans are killing themselves at higher rate than any other nation in the industrialized world.

 

South Korea ex-president commits suicide

South Korea ex-president commits suicide

Former South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun committed suicide today by leaping to his death from a hill behind his house, the South Korean government announced. Roh, 62, left a suicide family for his family. "I am in debt to too many people," the note reads.

 

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