Decriminalizing suicide attempt in the 21st century: an examination of suicide rates in countries that penalize suicide, a critical review

Table 1 Characteristics of 20 Countries with laws against attempted suicide and comparison countries

Countries		UN Region/sub-region [19]	Commonwealth membership [20]	Majority religion [21]	Comparison country
1.	Ghana	Africa	Yes	Christianity	Namibia
2.	Kenya	Africa	Yes	Christianity	Mozambique
3.	Malawi	Africa	Yes	Christianity	Zambia
4.	Nigeria	Africa	Yes	Christianity	Cameroon
5.	Somalia	Africa	No	Muslim	Chad
6.	South Sudan	Africa	No	Christianity	DR Congo
7.	Sudan	Africa	No	Muslim	Central African Republic
8.	Tanzania	Africa	Yes	Christianity	Rwanda
9.	Uganda	Africa	Yes	Christianity	Botswana
10.	Bahamas	Caribbean	Yes	Christianity	Belize
11.	Guyana	Caribbean	Yes	Christianity	Trinidad and Tobago
12.	Saint Lucia	Caribbean	Yes	Christianity [22]	Barbados
13.	Papua New Guinea	Oceania	Yes	Christianity	Fiji
14.	Tonga	Oceania	Yes	Christianity	Kiribati
15.	Bangladesh	Asia	Yes	Muslim	Maldives
16.	Pakistan	Asia	Yes	Muslim	Afghanistan
17.	Brunei	Asia	Yes	Muslim	Oman
18.	Malaysia	Asia	Yes	Muslim	Indonesia
19.	Myanmar	Asia	No	Buddhism	Thailand
20.	Qatar	Asia	No	Muslim	Bahrain

Source: United Nations [20]. Commonwealth Secretariat (2022) [21]. World Populaton Review (2022) [22]. Encyclopaedia Britannica (2022) [23]

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