314 suicides reported in Singapore in 2024, remains leading cause of youth deaths
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SINGAPORE - A total of 314 suicide deaths were reported in Singapore in 2024, with the highest increase recorded among adults aged 30 to 39.Suicide remained the leading cause of death for youth aged 10 to 29 for the sixth consecutive year, according to data f314 suicides reported in Singapore in 2024, remains leading cause of youth deaths
SINGAPORE - A total of 314 suicide deaths were reported in Singapore in 2024, with the highest increase recorded among adults aged 30 to 39.Suicide remained the leading cause of death for youth aged 10 to 29 for the sixth consecutive year, according to data from the Immigration and Checkpoint Authority's (ICA) Registration of Births and Deaths Report 2024, which was published in July.Of the 314 suicide deaths in 2024, 64.3 per cent - or 202 - of the cases were males, like in previous years.The number of adults aged 30 to 39 who died by suicide rose from 43 in 2023 to 75 in 2024.The suicide death rate in Singapore is currently 5.91 per 100,000 residents.These numbers from ICA's report are provisional, which means they are preliminary or estimated data that have not yet been finalised.Previously, a total of 322 suicides were reported in Singapore in 2023 based on a provisional figure from ICA in its 2024 report. Read more
