30 people died of suicide in 2025: parliamentary question
Oldest person to die of suicide was aged 76, while youngest was 21
2 February 2026, 5:16pm
Karl Azzopardi
Karl Azzopardi
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30 people died of suicide in 2025, information tabled in parliament showed.
The information was tabled in parliament by Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri in reply to a question by Opposition MP Ivan Bartolo.
According to the police’s electronic system, 30 people died of suicide, with the youngest being 21-years-old and the oldest was 76.
No breakdown of genders was given in the PQ.
In 2024, 28 persons died of suicide, with only one being female.
In 2023, 27 people died of suicide with 24 people being men, and three were women.
Karl Azzopardi is Online Editor and an IGM press awards (Human Stories) winner of 2019