According to recent OECD figures, Hungary and South Korea have the highest suicide rate among the world's developed nations.
Even though the quality of life in Hungary is arguably not so bad, it is here, out of all the EU countries, that people are the most likely to take their own lives: out of every 100,000 inhabitants, 21 kill themselves. It is just a fraction less than in South Korea on 21.5.
Moving down the league table, the suicide rate in Japan stands at 19 per 100,000. I...
Back our independent journalism by becoming a supporting member
Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.