overdosing and is searching for someone to pour soil on his dead body after his suicide. Comparison In a 2005 comparative field study between 156 Iranian students with an average age of 16.5 and 167 Swedish students with an average age of 17, it was revealed that Swedish students, in comparison with their Iranian counterparts, had more liberal views towards suicide and considered it a right for any person. Whereas the Iranian students believed that no person is allowed to kill him/herself and those who do, if they survive, they should be punished. Also, Swedish students had a higher rate of acceptance for their friends who survived suicide than their Iranian counterparts. In addition, believing in life after death and the punishment of those who die due to suicide, was more common among the Iranian students than the Swedish students. Examples Notable Iranians In the news See also suicide crisis Notes References Cited texts Books Journals Iran