From 2010 to 2016, the suicidc rates in South Korea had been decreased by 5.5% annually. In terms of sex, the suicidc rate for men had increased by 5.0% annually from 1993 to 2010. However, there has been no statistically significant change from 2010 to 2016. For women, the suicidc rate had increased by 7.5% annually from 1993 to 2009, but since 2009, the suicidc rate had been significantly decreased by 6.1% annually until 2016. In terms of the age group, the suicidc rates among women of almost all age groups have been decreased since 2010; however, the suicidc rates of men aged between 30 and 49 years showed continuously increasing trends.
Northern states saw slavery as cruel and agianst humanity. Southern states saw slavery as the economic backbone of their economy and felt it was necessary.
