Police have confirmed that 627 Fijians have taken their own lives while 694 Fijians attempted to commit suicide in the last six years.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Isikeli Ligairi highlighted this at the two day symposium on World Suicide Prevention.
Ligairi says in 2014 there were 118 suicides and 112 attempted suicide cases, in 2015 there were 124 suicides and 107 attempted suicide cases while in 2016 there were 102 suicides and 104 attempted suicide cases.
He says circumstances that lead to suicide is domestic disputes, relationship problems, rejections by partners families, family arguments and financial obligations.
The Deputy Commissioner has called on social services and stakeholders on suicide prevention to work together with various Non-Government Organisations.
