World's Longest Drivable Beach. In an age of armchair web searchers and global beach aficionados, it's hard for such a brazen civic claim to go unchallenged. Longest beach boosters in South America, New Zealand and Bangladesh point out its folly. The Long Beach beach, a state park, is 28 miles in length. The sand expanse is densely packed enough to support most vehicles, and in years past, has been promoted as the World's Longest Drivable Beach..
Current Average World Suicide Rate: 10.07 per 100,000 people. Facts about suicide. One million approximate number of suicides worldwide each year. Every 40 seconds somebody dies by suicide. 60 per cent increase in worldwide suicide rates in last 45 years. 20 numbers of failed suicide attempts for each successful one.
South Korea is No. 1 for the 11th year in a row when it comes to suicide rate among OECD countries, according to the organizationâs Health Data 2015 report. The average suicide rate among all OECD countries, according to 2013 data, was 12 people out of 100,000. South Korea, in 2012, saw 29.1 suicides per 100,000 people. In comparison, Hungary, which came in second, saw 19.4 suicides; Japan saw 18.7; Slovenia saw 18.6; and Belgium saw 17.4.