Teenage struggles

There is a globally observed pattern called the “gender paradox of suicide.” In sum, women generally attempt suicide more often, but meb are more likely to die from it.

However, the suicide rate among girls in Korea is higher than that of boys among those aged 10 to 19.

In 2013, the suicide rate of boys and girls was 5.5 and 3.4 per 100,000 people, respectively, according to the Ministry of Data and Statistics.

However, the suicide rate among adolescent girls has increased by 156 percent over the past decade, surpassing the rate for boys for the first time in 2023 (7.1 vs.

8.8) and again in 2024 (7.4 vs.

8.7).

The 2025 statistics have not been announced, but the gender paradox has reversed.

While the rate of suicide are much higher among adults, such a sharp increase is seen only among girls.

Other age groups showed single- or double-digit increases or even decreases over the past 10 years.

Korean teen girls are in crisis.

President Lee Jae Myung seems genuinely committed to suicide prevention.

At his first Cabinet meeting, the day after the inauguration, his first question was wh ...