Korean actor Park Yong Ha was found dead in his home yesterday. Many reasons are being put forward for his suicide, his:
– finances
– father’s health
– insomnia
It’s reported that there was no note.
What is noted is that suicide rates in Korea are high. Suicide is the highest cause of death among those in their 20s and 30s in South Korea, which in 2007 had the highest suicide rate among members of the OECD.
23.9 in every 100,000 South Koreans committed suicide in 2007, compared with 19.4 in Japan, 16.7 in Finland, 14.2 in France and 14.0 in Switzerland.
The comparative rate in Australia is 10.5.