Mortality rate due to suicide per 100 000 South Korean people in 2000, 2011 and 2018 by gender and age
| Year/age | Total | 0–9 | 10–19 | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50–59 | 60–69 | 70–79 | 80+ | |
| Total | 2000 | 13.6 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 11.1 | 15.1 | 18.8 | 22.1 | 25.7 | 38.8 | 51.0 |
| 2011 | 31.7 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 24.3 | 30.5 | 34.0 | 41.2 | 50.1 | 84.4 | 116.9 | |
| 2018 | 26.6 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 17.6 | 27.5 | 31.5 | 33.4 | 32.9 | 48.9 | 69.8 | |
| Male | 2000 | 18.8 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 14.1 | 20.7 | 27.8 | 35.6 | 40.6 | 61.8 | 88.3 |
| 2011 | 43.3 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 28.2 | 38.7 | 47.7 | 61.5 | 78.3 | 143.1 | 209.2 | |
| 2018 | 38.5 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 21.5 | 36.4 | 45.4 | 51.4 | 53.0 | 83.2 | 138.5 | |
| Female | 2000 | 8.3 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 13.8 | 25.7 | 36.4 |
| 2011 | 20.1 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 19.8 | 20.7 | 24.4 | 43.6 | 79.6 | |
| 2018 | 14.8 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 13.2 | 18.3 | 17.3 | 15.1 | 13.6 | 22.0 | 37.3 | |
The data in this table were taken from the deaths that occurred during the year; therefore, it differs slightly from the NHIS claim data.
Source: Statistics Korea, cause of death statistics https://gsis.kwdi.re.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=338&tblId=DT_LCB_0003&conn_path=I2.
NHIS, National Health Insurance Service.