Definitions

Data refer to the number of suicide deaths per 100,000 resident population (i.e., Singapore citizens and permanent residents).

Concepts

Data are defined according to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) codes: X60-X84.

Computational Method

(Number of resident suicide deaths in a year in the specified age group) / (Mid-year resident population for the same calendar year in the specified age group) x 100,000

Disaggregation

Disaggregation is available by sex and age groups (34 years and below, 35-64 years, 65 years and above).

Data Source

Ministry of Health (MOH), Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA)

Data Collection

Input data include resident death data from the Singapore Registry of Births and Deaths and resident population count data from Singstat website.

Time Period

2015 onwards

Frequency

Annual

SDG Global Metadata

https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-03-04-02.pdf

Indicator 3.4.2

Series