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Wrench
Joined: 07 Apr 2005
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 Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 3:24 am Post subject: WOW 19 Months |
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So we are having a HUGE dog and pony show at my school/kindie. Any way apprantely we have some kids forced to a little show and lots of them are 19 months old (They started at earlier age). They can barely walk and they are already institutionalized. I know how much damage this can cause to a child, I know because I have disattachment disorder caused by early separation from mother at birth.
There are some 7 (6) years olds that don't leave my Kindie until 5:30 pm kindie starts at 9am. I leave sooner then some of the little tykes.
I also came to the realization that Korean Kindie Teachers are the most psychotic and mean women in Korea. They are so rough and unforgiving with the kids that it borderlines child abuse.
A grim question has kind of floated around my head for the last couple day; How many kids are going to end their lives when they grow up? |
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Hater Depot
Joined: 29 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 9:53 am Post subject: |
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Quite a few.
Suicide Rate Grows Fastest in OECD
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The country��s suicide rate has climbed the fastest among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in the last ten years, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said on Friday.
According to OECD health statistics, 18.1 out of every 100,000 Koreans committed suicide in 2002, marking the fourth highest suicide rate among 29 OECD nations. Turkey was excluded in the survey.
Hungary topped the list with a suicide rate of 24.3, followed by Finland with 20.4 and Japan with 20.0, ministry officials said.
When comparing suicide growth rates, South Korea��s rate rose an average of 1 percent annually over the past 10 years, well surpassing Mexico's growth rate of 0.61 percent and Japan's 0.44 percent.
Only seven OECD nations showed increases in suicide rates, while 22 marked decreases. Denmark saw its suicide rate decline by an average of 1.06 percent during the past decade, followed by Hungary with 0.98 percent, Finland with 0.74 percent and Switzerland with 0.47 percent.
In Greece, only 3.1 out of 100,000 committed suicide, marking the lowest in the survey, while other Mediterranean countries also recorded low rates _ Portugal with 4.2, Italy with 5.7 and Spain with 6.7.
The country��s rising suicide rates is a stark contrast to some 20 years ago in 1982, when the suicide rate was relatively low at 6.8 per 100,000 people.
``Korea��s suicide rate has significantly jumped in the last twenty years, as more people are facing mounting social problems, such as the economic downturn and high unemployment,���� a ministry official said.
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For comparison:
2003 suicide rates by country and gender.
This is a PDF of Korean suicide rates by age and gender. |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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And in perspective ... suicides per 100,000
(Country) (YR) (M) (F)
CANADA 98 19.5 5.1
JAPAN 99 36.5 14.1
REPUBLIC OF KOREA 00 18.8 8.3
UNITED KINGDOM 99 11.8 3.3
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 99 17.6 4.1 |
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Kimchi Cha Cha
Joined: 15 May 2003
Location: was Suncheon, now Brisbane
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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Interesting stats on the suicide rates per 100,000 was how high the figures were in Eastern Europe, in particular, the Baltic States, I'd imagine that the upheaval and re-adjustment into a capitalist system may attribute partly to those figures. While, the figures in Latin America are very low, generally much lower than more affluent Western nations, I guess this could be partly attributed to Latin Americans' general outlook to life and religion.
Also, interesting was the high range of figures of affluent Western nations. The UK has very low suicide figures, around half the rate of that in Australia and New Zealand, and significantly lower than the rates in Canada and the US. In Australia, suicide rates are disproportionally high amongst the indigenous population and also in rural areas, often attributed to isolation and lack of opportunities/services.
As for Korea, who already have quite high figures with a very high suicide increase rate, it looks like in the future their suicide rate may be to close to of Japan's, which is very high.  |
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