Singapore’s Preliminary Suicide Toll at 314: Why Singapore's Quiet Crisis Is Louder than It Seems

Singapore’s preliminary suicide toll at 314: Why Singapore's quiet crisis is louder than it seems

SINGAPORE: A total of 314 suicides were reported in Singapore in 2024, with the sharpest increase observed among adults aged 30 to 39. For the sixth consecutive year, suicide remained the leading cause of death for youth aged 10 to 29, according to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority’s (ICA) Registration of Births and Deaths Report […]

ICA provisional data shows 314 suicide deaths in 2024, sharpest rise among adults aged 30 to 39

Singapore reported a total of 314 suicide deaths in 2024, according to provisional figures released in July by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA). The data shows that suicide remains the leading cause of death among young people aged 10 to 29 for the sixth consecutive year. The number of suicides in 2024 is slightly lower than the previously reported 322 cases for 2023. However, the ICA has since finalised the figure for 2023 to 434…