An 18-year-old man and a teenage girl died by suicidein separate incidents in Iraq’s Baghdad and Diyala provinces, securitysources told Shafaq News on Wednesday.
The young man hanged himself near a residentialproperty in Baghdad's Al-Baladiyat area, while the girl, a student from Diyala’sJalawla district, took her own life amid family and economic difficulties,including her mother's battle with cancer.
Authorities have referred both cases to the relevantforensic and judicial bodies, while investigations remain ongoing.
Earlier this month, four people in Baghdad and Diyaladied by suicide within hours of each other, security sources told Shafaq News at the time.
A 2025 report by Iraq’s Ministry of Labour and SocialAffairs showed the country records between 55 and 70 suicides per month onaverage, with annual cases rising from about 1,100 in 2022 to nearly 1,500 in2024.
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