Suicide cases in country remain high, says Zahid


KUALA LUMPUR: Suicide rates in Malaysia have continued to remain high as the country saw 4,440 suicides in the past five years.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi revealed the number of suicides has spiked particularly over the last three years with either over or close to 1,000 suicide cases each year since 2021 with 609 (2019), 621 (2020), 1,142 (2021), 981 (2022) and 1,087 (2023).

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