All cases of suicide, including unsuccessful attempts are recorded in the national suicide registration system, said Ahmad Hajebi, chairman of Mental Health Office at the Health Ministry. “At present, 30% of all suicide attempts occur in villages and 70% in urban areas, with 2.9% resulting in death,” IRNA quoted him as saying. Till the year 2012, the suicide rate was 20% in villages and 80% in cities, which means there are more suicides now in rural areas. According to the Iranian Social Workers Association, in the last 15 years the suicide rate has been 5-7 per 100,000 people in the country, a figure much lower than the global average of 16 per 100,000.
