This article notes that of 1641 suicide attempts in 1980 (502 males & 1139 females), 11 committed suicide during the following 3 years giving a suicide rate of 0.67%. Of the 11 suicides, 5 had schizophrenia & 3 depression. The risk of suicide in the year following the attempt is lower in Singapore (0.5%) than in Britain (1.6%). High risk factors for the Singapore patients were being Chinese, being male, & having a mental illness.