tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post5054538812860382479..comments2024-03-26T03:31:06.199-04:00Comments on Ask a Korean!: Suicide in Korea Series: II. The NumbersT.K. (Ask a Korean!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-34666504622063233342012-10-11T19:28:46.885-04:002012-10-11T19:28:46.885-04:00Thank you very much for struggling with these data...Thank you very much for struggling with these data. The rise in Korean suicide (so that Korea now resembles Japan) is very very disturbing.RDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05120095550637873753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-7760610265517171752011-10-07T09:20:09.849-04:002011-10-07T09:20:09.849-04:00Hi TK, do you by any chance know what percentage o...Hi TK, do you by any chance know what percentage of suicides in Korea are committed by orphans? i work with orphan children here in korea and many of them talk about suicide. I know firsthand that there have been older orphans who commit suicide when they get out of the system. <br />I know that starting in the late 80s, the Korean government made an effort to decrease and eventually stop international adoption which has resulted in many orphans staying in orphanages here. Maybe that could be a possible cause for the increase of suicide deaths?<br />BTW, you should really do a post on Korea's orphans. I try to say uplifting things to them but i don't really know what their options truly will be when they get older and it saddens me. <br />http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/09/world/asia/09adopt.html?pagewanted=allGLAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16093829432809312126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-4245604846820031342011-10-05T00:14:38.821-04:002011-10-05T00:14:38.821-04:00I checked up the annual Korean suicide statistics ...I checked up the annual Korean suicide statistics and noticed that the suicide rate began skyrocketing right after the so-called "IMF crisis" in 1997, which is totally understandable IMO. I was a university student at the time(I'm Korean), and I remember the "IMF crisis" was a huge turing point in every Koreans' lives. Jobs became unstable, regular jobs decreased, students suddenly lost all of their freedom and were thrown into a fierce struggle not to get unemployed. I had to join the army around that time because I lost my part-time jobs and ran into financial problems. When I returned to campus 2 years later everything was so much changed. Universities had turned into nothing more than "취업고시원(job-preparing hagwons)”. limitless competition became the dominant ideology, everyone was trying to survive by themselves and the sense of solidarity was completely destroyed. Individual stress went up, and the social bond needed to fight against this stress was cut off. Under such circumstances, how can you not expect that many more people would eventually turn to suicide?seaofsojuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12455878581154129934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-37931655979740558172011-10-02T16:43:23.211-04:002011-10-02T16:43:23.211-04:00I'm curious if medically assisted suicide in c...I'm curious if medically assisted suicide in case of terminal illness is legal and/or practiced widely. <br />I'd expect the debate in Korea to mirror that of abortion. Something that would definitely not be seen as a good thing, but wouldn't necessarily incite the same sort of debate that it does in the US. <br />Looking forward to the rest of the series!KirstBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07051062725465435713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-2440165136375837722011-09-30T22:47:31.985-04:002011-09-30T22:47:31.985-04:00Very interesting indeed. Looking forward to more f...Very interesting indeed. Looking forward to more from this series.wonderrrgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651393039520584883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-13151507932130606742011-09-30T15:11:09.253-04:002011-09-30T15:11:09.253-04:00Are there any scientific studies on the leading ca...Are there any scientific studies on the leading cause of suicide in South Korea? I know there must be some contradictory views, as always, but there must be a pattern. Is the government addressing this issue? I know there were some very high-profile cases so this problem probably got some attention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-69791468840437020342011-09-30T14:58:58.004-04:002011-09-30T14:58:58.004-04:00Do you have any statistics earlier than 1989?
Cli...<b><i>Do you have any statistics earlier than 1989?</i></b><br /><br />Click on the link that gives the 1989 stats, and it will take you to Korean Wikipedia site that shows data back to 1983. The Korean is sure that the data exists somewhere, but he could not find it online.<br /><br /><b><i>Why does this chart start as low as 10 years old, unless that age of children are actually subject to this terrible trend?</i></b><br /><br />Actually, the actual chart starts at 0 years old -- the actual chart lists every single possible manner of death for every Korean, and the ages are broken down by 5-year interval. It was the Korean's choice to start at 10 years old (because otherwise he would have had to start at 15 years old) and break it down by 10-year interval (because the chart would get too unwieldy at 5-year intervals.)T.K. (Ask a Korean!)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-15228125370890735192011-09-30T14:34:16.833-04:002011-09-30T14:34:16.833-04:00When did the internet began to be easily accessed ...When did the internet began to be easily accessed in South Korea? I think the internet plays a major role in suicide in South Korea. As the number of internet users rises, so does the number of suicides. Of course internet is not the only reason, but the internet does play a major role. Please check out this website "http://www.internetworldstats.com/asia/kr.htm" and also this one, "http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/20/world/asia/20iht-suicide.1.5788474.html?pagewanted=all"tweetythuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003708641860725210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-44213896383990919732011-09-30T11:04:32.297-04:002011-09-30T11:04:32.297-04:00In a country where so much money has been made in ...In a country where so much money has been made in the past 20 years, how can over 6% of deaths be from suicide? What exactly is the Korean Dream, and how does it fail to deliver?<br /><br />its frightening (as a teacher) to think about how this suicidal impulse can be so strong from students who suffer from low grades. <br /><br />The first table shown (table 6) reveals the number of students from 10-19 that have committed suicide (Why does this chart start as low as 10 years old, unless that age of children are actually subject to this terrible trend?) Its a sickening thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-91133268442939855312011-09-30T10:38:36.352-04:002011-09-30T10:38:36.352-04:00I don't have a source offhand, but I remember ...I don't have a source offhand, but I remember reading that in the early 1980s Korea had one of the lowest suicide rates in the world, and since then it has changed to having one of the highest. Do you have any statistics earlier than 1989?Roboseyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308196436612993379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-34196989393636702572011-09-26T22:30:37.276-04:002011-09-26T22:30:37.276-04:00These numbers seem staggeringly high. Can you comp...These numbers seem staggeringly high. Can you compare them to other developed countries? I'll be interested to see the rest of the series!조안나https://www.blogger.com/profile/18436544214416169575noreply@blogger.com