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[[Image:Desperation_man.jpg‎ |thumb|200px|right|Atheists have a higher suicide rate than [[theism|theists]].<ref>[http://www.adherents.com/misc/religion_suicide.html Adherents.com - suicide rates]</ref> ]]  

[[Image:Desperation_man.jpg‎ |thumb|200px|right|Atheists have a higher suicide rate than [[theism|theists]].<ref>[http://www.adherents.com/misc/religion_suicide.html Adherents.com - suicide rates]</ref> ]]  

Compared to secular countries, suicide rates are lower in countries with a state religion.  

As a whole, individuals who reside in religious countries and are integrated into their religious community's values are less accepting of suicide.<ref>Norko MA, Freeman D, Phillips J, Hunter W, Lewis R, Viswanathan R (January 2017). "[https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/nmd.0000000000000615 Can Religion Protect Against Suicide?]". ''Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease''. 205 (1): 9–14. doi:10.1097/nmd.0000000000000615. ISSN 1539-736X. PMID 27805983. S2CID 22824093<ref>

[[Phil Zuckerman]] is a professor of [[sociology]] and secular studies at Pitzer College in Claremont, California (which was the first secular studies university department<ref>[https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/people/phil-zuckerman Phil Zuckerman], Berkley Center website</ref>). He specialization is in the sociology of [[secularity]].   

[[Phil Zuckerman]] is a professor of [[sociology]] and secular studies at Pitzer College in Claremont, California (which was the first secular studies university department<ref>[https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/people/phil-zuckerman Phil Zuckerman], Berkley Center website</ref>). He specialization is in the sociology of [[secularity]].