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Sun, February 5, 2023 | 03:14
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South Korea posts OECD's highest suicide rate
한국 자살률 29.1명…OECD 단연 '최고'
Posted : 2015-08-30 11:35
Updated : 2015-09-01 11:23
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South Korea had the highest suicide rate among the member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), according to the most recent data.

An average of 29.1 people per 100,000 in South Korea committed suicides in 2012, exceeding the OECD average of 12, according to the OECD Health Data 2015.

Hungary followed next with 19.4 people per 100,000 taking their own lives and then Japan with 18.7 percent.

Korea has been posting a sharp increase in its suicide rate since 2000. While suicide rate in Japan remains high, it has been on the decline since 2010.

Suicide is a major concern in the nation; it is also cited as the top cause of death among teens and young people in 2013.

The OECD data also showed that Koreans were not confident about their health. Only 35.1 percent of Koreans considered themselves healthy, nearly half of the OECD average of 68.8 percent, it said.


한국 자살률 29.1명…OECD 단연 '최고'

우리나라는 경제협력개발기구(OECD) 회원국 중에서 자살에 의한 사망률이 가장 높고, 스스로 건강하다고 여기는 비율은 가장 낮은 것으로 나타났다.

    30일 OECD '건강 통계 2015'(Health Data 2015)를 보면, 2013년 기준으로 OECD 회원국의 자살로 인한 평균 사망률은 인구 10만명당 12.0명이었다.

     한국(2012년 기준)은 이보다 훨씬 많은 29.1명으로 OECD 회원국 가운데 최고였다. 자살 사망률 상위권에는 2위 헝가리(19.4명), 3위 일본(18.7명), 4위 슬로베니아(18.6명), 5위 벨기에(17.4명) 등이 포진해 있었다.

    자살 사망률이 가장 낮은 국가는 터키(2.6명)였다. 그리스(4.2명), 멕시코(5.0명), 이탈리아(6.3명), 이스라엘(6.4명) 등도 자살률이 낮은 국가에 속했다.

    1985년부터 자살률 추이를 살펴보면 OECD 국가 대부분은 점차 줄어들지만, 한국은 2000년을 기점으로 오히려 급증하는 현상을 보이고 있다. 일본도 자살률이 높은 수준이긴 하지만 2010년 이후에는 감소세를 나타내는 것과 대비된다.

    게다가 우리나라 국민은 다른 OECD 회원국 국민보다 자신의 건강상태도 좋지 않게 여기고 있었다.

    주관적 건강상태 양호 생각 비율은 한국이 35.1%로 OECD 회원국 중에서 가장 낮았다. OECD 평균은 68.8%였다. 국민 스스로 건강하다고 생각하는 사람이 가장 많이 있는 국가는 뉴질랜드(89.6%)였다.

    대부분 OECD 국가들에서 15세 이상 성인 인구의 흡연율은 꾸준하게 감소하는 추세다. 2013년 기준 한국의 성인인구 흡연율은 19.9%로 OECD 평균 19.8%와 비슷했다. 흡연율이 가장 높은 나라는 그리스(38.9%)였고, 칠레(29.8%), 헝가리(26.5%), 에스토니아(26.0%), 프랑스(24.1%), 아일랜드(24.0%), 스페인(23.9%) 순이었다.

    흡연율이 가장 낮은 나라는 스웨덴(10.7%)이었다.

    한국의 15세 이상 성인의 음주량(ℓ)은 8.7리터로 OECD 평균(8.9리터)과 유사한 수준이었다.

    2013년 기준 OECD 가입국 중에서 주류 소비량이 많은 나라는 오스트리아(12.2리터), 에스토니아(11.8리터), 체코(11.5리터), 룩셈부르크(11.3리터), 프랑스(11.1리터), 헝가리(11.1리터), 독일(10.9리터), 폴란드(10.8리터) 등이었다. 반면, 터키(1.4리터), 이스라엘(2.6리터)은 음주량이 매우 낮았다.

    전체 인구에서 차지하는 과체중 또는 비만 인구의 비율은 OECD 회원국 중에서 한국이 31.5%로 일본(24.1%)에 이어 두 번째로 낮았다. OECD 평균은 57.2%였다.

    2013년 기준 한국의 영아사망률은 신생아 1천명당 3명으로, OECD 평균인 4.1명보다 낮았다. 영아사망률이 가장 낮은 국가는 핀란드와 아이슬란드로, 두 나라 모두 1.8명이었다. (연합뉴스)
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