calendar>>September 18. 2012 Juch 101
Suicide Rate Increases among Young S. Koreans
Pyongyang, September 18 (KCNA) -- Suicide rate has drastically increased among young south Koreans.

According to data released by an institution concerned recently, suicide rate of adolescents' ages from 15 to 19 doubled for the past decade. One of five attempts suicide, making suicide hold the first place in the causes of adolescent deaths.

Religious, academic and civilian experts of south Korea were reported to have reached an agreement on preventing adolescent suicides, expressing deep concerns over the serious suicides of adolescents.

Young people are giving up lives, with their hope for the future being dashed to the ground. This is an inevitable product of the unpopular rule by the south Korean authorities and social evil.

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