[5] Singapore ranked 105th by age-standardised suicide rate according to the World Health Organization in 2016.
[7] Like most issues of mental illness and death, suicide is generally viewed as a taboo subject in Singapore.
[8][9] The pressure exerted by parents on their children to produce good academic results has also been a contributing factor in some suicides.
[10][11] On 9 September 2018, the Penal Code review committee called for the law on attempted suicide to be repealed.
[15][17] A higher penalty is given to persons who abet suicide if the victim is less than 18 years old, intoxicated or mentally ill.[18]