One reason behind the increase in suicides may be a widening gap between the haves and the have-nots in South Korea, with poorer citizens more likely to kill themselves than the affluent, according to government data.

• 据有关数据显示，韩国自杀率增长的原因之一可能是不断扩大的贫富差距，较穷的人自杀的可能性要高于较富裕的人。