A total of 167 people in Jordan committed suicide in 2021, according to the latest report issued by the National Institute of Forensic Medicine.

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Director of the institute Raed Al-Momani said Tuesday that among those who committed suicide were 23 individuals aged between 12-17, of which 13 were females and 10 were males, according to Al-Ghad newspaper.

Out of 167 people who ended their lives last year, 42 were females and 125 were males. 

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In April, the House of Representatives approved a number of amendments to the draft law amending the Penal Code.

One of the amendments that the MPs approved, was imprisoning those who attempt to commit suicide in a public place for a period not exceeding six months and a fine of no more than JD 100, or one of these two penalties. The penalty will be doubled if it was a ‘mass suicide.’

Mass suicide occurs when a group of people simultaneously kill themselves.