MANAMA: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ranked first among the 132 countries in lowest suicide rate (deaths per 100,000), according to the Social Progress Index findings.
The report says Lebanon ranks 25th in terms of life expectancy among the 132 countries and the highest rank for the Middle East.
While the Kingdom of Jordan ranks first in lowest homicide rate and Iraq ranks 12th among the 132 countries in lowest suicide rate (in terms of deaths per 100,000).
The Index was published by the nonprofit Social Progress Imperative, and released last week at the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship.
For Middle East countries in the 2014 Social Progress Index , the UAE ranks 37th followed closely by Kuwait in the 40th position, Saudi Arabia 65th, Jordan 75th, Lebanon 83rd, Egypt 84th, Iraq 118th and Yemen 125th. Among the 132 countries rankings, the top 5 are: New Zealand, Switzerland, Iceland, Netherlands and Norway.