Indians top list of suicide cases in Saudi Arabia

RIYADH—Suicide cases among foreign workers in Saudi Arabia are on the increase, with Indians accounting for over 40 per cent of the incidents. According to a report of the Saudi Health Ministry, over 203 Indian workers were among the 266, who took their lives last year, the health ministry report said, adding nearly 295 foreigners were murdered during the same period. Expatriates accounted for 77 per cent of suicides in the Gulf country last year with Indians (203) taking 43 per cent, followed by Bangladeshis (155), Pakistanis (141), Yemenis (102) and Egyptians (97. The largest number of suicides is in the age group of 30-39 and they represent about 44.3 per cent of the total, followed by those aged 20-29, which accounts for 33.6 per cent, the report said. As many as 63 per cent foreign workers ended their lives by hanging while 12 per cent jumped from a high place.—Agencies