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Singapore ranked 105th by age-standardised suicide rate according to the World Health Organization in 2016. [6] Generally, the rate of suicide is rising. In 2016, the rate of suicide was 8.54 per 100,000 individuals, up from 8.43 in 2015. [7] Like most issues of mental illness and death, suicide is generally viewed as a taboo subject in Singapore.
In 2021, the global rate of suicide deaths for men was 12.3 per 100,000, more than double the rate for women, which stood at 5.9 per 100,000 population. However, the sex disparity was uneven across regions, with a male-to-female ratio ranging from as low as 1.4 in the Southeast Asia Region to nearly 4.0 in the Region of the Americas.
However, on 6 May 2019, the law was amended to decriminalise suicide. [25] Between 2000 and 2004, 1,700 people killed themselves, [26] and in 2007 suicides amounted to about 2.2% of all deaths. [27] For every suicide, there were seven non-fatal attempts. [26] It was reported in 2006 that suicide was one of the top causes of death of Singapore ...
Pixabay/Public Domain. 6. Guyana. While it has registered a slight decrease from 2016, more than 26 people per 100,000 still commit suicide in the country.
Suicide rates have steadily increased in the past two decades. In 2022, more than 49,000 people died by suicide. Higher suicide rates tied to lack of basics: Internet, insurance, income, CDC says
The list of countries by homicide rate is derived from United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) data, and is expressed in number of deaths per 100,000 population per year. For example, a homicide rate of 30 out of 100,000 is presented in the table as "30", and corresponds to 0.03% of the population dying by homicide.
If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts, call 911 or the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 800-273-8255, or text HOME to the Crisis Text Line at 741741.
Intentional deaths include homicide (intentional injury death of another) and suicide (intentional injury death of self). Based upon various metrics alongside calculations over the course of multiple years, Singapore has the lowest intentional death rate in the world, with Honduras being the highest. [1] [2]