Empirical study of the relationship between religious homogeneity and suicide in Iran

Many studies in sociology have shown that religion and religiosity reduce suicide rates both cross and within nationally. However, in the theoretical and research literature on the relationship between religion and suicide, little attention has been paid to how religious homogeneity affects suicide rates. Therefore, the present study was organized to expand the research field related to religion and suicide and focusing on Iranian society around this key question or the main question: what is the relationship between religious homogeneity and suicide rates in Iran? Overall, the results of this study failed to provide empirical support for the claim that religious homogeneity has a decreasing effect on suicide rates. Conversely, the findings showed that religious homogeneity had a positive relationship or an increasing effect on suicide rates in Iranian provinces.