Table 1.
Description of healthcare professionals’ COVID‐19‐related suicide utilizing press media reports
| Case | Reported date | Country | Status | Gender | Age | Possible suicide reason(s) | Suicide method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suicide cases among those diagnosed with COVID‐19 | |||||||
| 1 | March 26 | Italy | Nurse | Female | 34 | Infected with COVID‐19. Fear of transmitting the virus to others | Not reported |
| 2 | April 06 | France | Doctor | Male | 60 | Infected with COVID‐19 | Not reported |
| 3 | April 29 | USA | Doctor | Female | 49 | Infected with COVID‐19. Mentally detached witnessing deaths | Self‐inflicted injury |
| 4 | May 06 | Russia | Doctor | Female | 48 | Infected with COVID‐19 | Jumped out of a window |
| 5 | May 06 | Russia | Doctor | Male | 37 | Work‐related stress. Infected with COVID‐19 | Jumped out of a window |
| 6 | May 28 | India | Nurse | Female | 22 | Infected with COVID‐19 | Hanging |
| 7 | June 02 | India | Nurse | Female | 22 | Infected with COVID‐19 | Hanging |
| 8 | June 04 | Mexico | Nurse | Female | Not reported | Fear of COVID‐19 infection | Not reported |
| Infected with COVID‐19 | |||||||
| Suicide cases among those not diagnosed with COVID‐19 | |||||||
| 1 | March 18 | Pakistan | Nurse | Female | 34 | No exact reasons reported | Not reported |
| 2 | March 25 | UK | Nurse | Female | 20 | No exact reasons reported | Not reported |
| 3 | March 31 | Italy | Nurse | Female | 49 | Fear of COVID‐19 infection | Drowned jumping into a river |
| 4 | April 20 | UK | Paramedics | Female | 23 | Work‐related stress. Missing family | Not reported |
| 5 | April 24 | USA | EMT Paramedic | Male | 44 | No exact reasons reported | Not reported |
| 6 | April 28 | USA | Paramedics | Male | 23 | Anxious by witnessing deaths and being unable to save lives | Not reported |
| 7 | May 01 | India | Doctor | Female | 25 | Suffering from depression | Jumped from a building (sixth floor) |
| 8 | May 01 | India | Medical student | Female | 22 | Work‐related stress | Not reported |
| 9 | May 06 | Russia | Doctor | Female | 47 | Work‐related stress | Jumped out of a window |
| 10 | May 07 | Pakistan | Doctor | Male | 27 | Fear of COVID‐19 infection | Not reported |
| 11 | May 20 | USA | Nurse | Male | 32 | Fear of COVID‐19 infection | Opioid overdose |
| 12 | May 25 | India | Nurse | Female | 28 | Mentally disturbed | Jumped from a building (10th floor) |
| 13 | June 18 | USA | Doctor | Male | 34 | No exact reasons reported | Jumped into river |
| 14 | July 10 | India | Doctor | Male | 25 | Severe depression and suicidal tendencies | Jumped from a building (10th floor) |
| 15 | July 20 | USA | EMT paramedic | Male | 36 | Work‐related stress | Not reported |
| 16 | July 21 | India | Doctor | Male | 24 | Work related stress | Jumped from a building (third floor) |
| 17 | August 4 | UK | Paramedic | Male | Not reported | No exact reasons are reported | Not reported |
| 18 | August 5 | India | Doctor | Male | 24 | Work‐related stress. | Hanging |
Abbreviation: COVID‐19, coronavirus disease 2019.