5 Koreans in New York kill themselves each month.

So says New America Media, based off a Korea Times survey.

According to a Korea Times survey of the three major Korean funeral parlors in New York and New Jersey -- Jung-Ang Funeral Parlor, Je-Mi Funeral Parlor and Kim, Ki-Ho Yae Hospital -- 31 Koreans committed suicide between January and June 26th. This number indicates that an average of five Koreans in New York kill themselves each month, four times greater than the general population's average of 12 to 15 suicides a year.

The funeral directors said the number would be even higher if the survey had included more funeral homes.

HT to ExpatKorea.