The National Suicide Registry Malaysia (NSRM) aims to:

1.       Determine the prevalence of suicide in Malaysia

2.       Determine the factors that are associated with suicide i.e. demographics, social factors and risk factors (psychiatric illness, physical illness, and life events).

3.       Identify methods of suicide and special circumstances of suicidal acts i.e. homicide-suicide and suicide clusters.

4.       Outline the strategy for intervention, promotion and prevention based on the above findings.

 Data from this project will provide more accurate statistics on suicide in Malaysia.  This is important for health prioritizing and identifying of areas which health providers should focus on.