Countries
Country Progress
We are tracking the progress of 52 countries – 25 where attempted suicide remains a crime, and 27 where the status of legal frameworks remains unclear. We also include 5 countries who have decriminalised in the last 10 years. You can learn more here.
Focus Countries
(All Decriminalisation Status)
(All Types of Law)
(All Methodologies)
Afghanistan
Is Suicide Decriminalised
No
Population
In Need
34,873
Total
42.5M
Algeria
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Uncertain
Population
In Need
22,892
Total
45.7M
Antigua and Barbuda
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Uncertain
Population
In Need
8
Total
0.094M
Bahamas
Is Suicide Decriminalised
No
Population
In Need
289
Total
0.414M
Bangladesh
Is Suicide Decriminalised
No
Population
In Need
128,317
Total
173.4M
Barbados
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Uncertain
Population
In Need
34
Total
0.282M
Brunei
Is Suicide Decriminalised
No
Population
In Need
245
Total
0.453M
Central African Republic
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Uncertain
Population
In Need
14,237
Total
5.1M
Chad
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Uncertain
Population
In Need
23,585
Total
18.4M
Djibouti
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Uncertain
Population
In Need
2,190
Total
1.1M
Equatorial Guinea
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Uncertain
Population
In Need
2,726
Total
1.7M
Eritrea
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Uncertain
Population
In Need
8,212
Total
3.7M
Eswatini
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Uncertain
Population
In Need
7,137
Total
1.2M
Gambia
Is Suicide Decriminalised
No
Population
In Need
2,679
Total
2.7M
Ghana
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Yes
Population
In Need
47,240
Total
32.8M
Grenada
Is Suicide Decriminalised
No
Population
In Need
18
Total
0.126M
Guyana
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Yes
Population
In Need
6,571
Total
0.815M
Haiti
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Uncertain
Population
In Need
22,583
Total
11.7M
Iran
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Uncertain
Population
In Need
92,913
Total
89.3M
Jamaica
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Uncertain
Population
In Need
1,356
Total
2.8M
Jordan
Is Suicide Decriminalised
No
Population
In Need
3,628
Total
11.3M
Kenya
Is Suicide Decriminalised
No
Population
In Need
67,569
Total
55M
Kuwait
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Uncertain
Population
In Need
2,506
Total
4.3M
Lebanon
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Uncertain
Population
In Need
2,978
Total
5.3M
Libya
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Uncertain
Population
In Need
6,217
Total
6.9M
Madagascar
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Uncertain
Population
In Need
33,567
Total
30.5M
Malawi
Is Suicide Decriminalised
No
Population
In Need
22,757
Total
21M
Malaysia
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Yes
Population
In Need
39,219
Total
34.4M
Maldives
Is Suicide Decriminalised
No
Population
In Need
281
Total
0.52M
Mali
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Uncertain
Population
In Need
19,254
Total
23.4M
Mauritania
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Uncertain
Population
In Need
3,036
Total
4.8M
Mauritius
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Uncertain
Population
In Need
2,472
Total
1.3M
Morocco
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Uncertain
Population
In Need
54,630
Total
37.9M
Myanmar
Is Suicide Decriminalised
No
Population
In Need
31,713
Total
54.6M
Namibia
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Uncertain
Population
In Need
5,073
Total
2.6M
Nigeria
Is Suicide Decriminalised
No
Population
In Need
157,626
Total
225.1M
Pakistan
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Yes
Population
In Need
428,064
Total
240.4M
Papua New Guinea
Is Suicide Decriminalised
No
Population
In Need
6,227
Total
10.3M
Qatar
Is Suicide Decriminalised
No
Population
In Need
3,157
Total
2.7M
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Uncertain
Population
Total
0.047M
Saint Lucia
Is Suicide Decriminalised
No
Population
In Need
285
Total
0.18M
Saudi Arabia
Is Suicide Decriminalised
No
Population
In Need
44,500
Total
37M
Senegal
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Uncertain
Population
In Need
21,459
Total
17.8M
Sierra Leone
Is Suicide Decriminalised
No
Population
In Need
11,845
Total
8.8M
Singapore
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Yes
Population
In Need
13,495
Total
6M
Somalia
Is Suicide Decriminalised
No
Population
In Need
28,895
Total
18.2M
South Sudan
Is Suicide Decriminalised
No
Population
In Need
8,687
Total
11.1M
Sudan
Is Suicide Decriminalised
No
Population
In Need
36,807
Total
48.4M
Suriname
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Uncertain
Population
In Need
3,173
Total
0.624M
Tanzania
Is Suicide Decriminalised
No
Population
In Need
58,434
Total
67.9M
Togo
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Uncertain
Population
In Need
16,029
Total
9.1M
Tonga
Is Suicide Decriminalised
No
Population
In Need
82
Total
0.108M
Trinidad and Tobago
Is Suicide Decriminalised
No
Population
In Need
2,672
Total
1.5M
Tunisia
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Uncertain
Population
In Need
8,241
Total
12.4M
Uganda
Is Suicide Decriminalised
No
Population
In Need
45,013
Total
48.9M
United Arab Emirates
Is Suicide Decriminalised
No
Population
In Need
12,206
Total
9.5M
Yemen
Is Suicide Decriminalised
Uncertain
Population
In Need
40,194
Total
34.6M
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