Number of Suicide on Steady Increase in S. Korea

Number of Suicide on Steady Increase in S. Korea

Pyongyang, January 12 (KCNA) -- Suicide is becoming frequent in south Korea as the days go by, according to south Korean KBS on Jan. 9.
    Suicide is going beyond the tolerance limit in society, it noted.
    Recalling that south Korea tops the world's list of suicide rate, the broadcasting service said:
    Two persons commit suicide every hour.
    There is statistics that the first reason for death in south Korea is suicide by teenagers and persons in their twenties and their thirties and the second reason for death is suicide by persons in their forties and fifties.
    There is growing opinion that suicide cannot be viewed as a private issue and now is the time for the regime to seek a solution to the issue of suicide. -0