Where is attempted suicide still a crime?
How attempted suicide is treated in 130 countries, from sources last checked September 2026. Choose a country for its classification, the source, and how its neighbours compare.
- Not a crime 110 countries (85%), including China, India, Indonesia and Pakistan.
- Criminal offense 19 countries (15%), including Nigeria, Bangladesh, Tanzania and Myanmar.
- Varies by region 1 country (1%): United States.
Not a crime 110
- Albania
- American Samoa
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Guam
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lesotho
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- North Macedonia
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Criminal offense 19
Varies by region 1
- United States
About this data
Compiled from Wikipedia: Suicide legislation; sources last checked 17 September 2026. The full dataset is available as JSON.
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