SUICIDES, ATTEMPTED SUICIDES AND MISSING PERSONS, 1975-77

Parliament of Singapore · 31 January 1978 · 4th Parliament

Official Report, 31 January 1978, Vol 37, Issue 5 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Chua Sian ChinHwang Soo Jin
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Mr Hwang Soo Jin asked the Minister for Home Affairs and Education if he will state the number of cases in 1977 of (i) suicides; (ii) attempted suicides; and (iii) reports of missing persons, giving the figures by sex and by the age groups 19 years and below; 20 to 30 years; 31 to 40 years; 41 to 50 years; 51 to 60 years and 61 years and above; and if he will give the comparative figures for 1976 and 1975.

Mr Chua Sian Chin: In 1977 there were 117 suicides in Singapore compared to 169 in 1975 and 138 in 1976. A total of 36 attempted suicides were reported to the Police in 1977 compared to 69 in 1976 and 30 in 1975. The number of missing persons reported in 1977 was 476 compared to 537 in 1976 and 501 in 1975.

The sex and age distribution for all the cases is presented in the statistical tables below.

TABLE I

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 31 January 1978. Republished on SGParliament.