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Atheists have the highest rate of suicide while Muslims have the lowest.

other major faiths such as Buddhism Christianity and Hinduism are between those two.
Source : university of Cambridge research and other sources off the internet.
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Wow, here's some research saying suicide and suicide attempts are more common among the more religious

[quote] [b]Abstract[/b]
We aimed to examine the relationship between religion and suicide attempt and ideation. 321 depressed patients were recruited from mood-disorder research studies at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. Participants were interviewed using the SCID, Columbia University Suicide History form, Scale for Suicide Ideation, and Reasons for Living Inventory. Participants were asked about their religious affiliation, importance of religion, and religious service attendance. We found that past suicide attempts were more common among depressed patients with a religious affiliation (OR 2.25, p=.007). Suicide ideation was greater among depressed patients who considered religion more important (Coeff. 1.18, p=.026), and those who attended services more frequently (Coeff. 1.99, p=.001). We conclude that the relationship between religion and suicide risk factors is complex, and can vary among different patient populations. Physicians should seek deeper understanding of the role of religion in an individual patient’s life in order to understand the person’s suicide risk factors more fully.[/quote]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4990512/

And this research reports a HIGHER rate of suicide attempts among Muslims in the US vs other religions in the US

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2782161
@ElwoodBlues


“Global differences in geography, religion and other societal factors are associated with sex differences in mortality from suicide: An ecological study of 182 countries”
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That is much more academic reliable and accurate study as it’s Cambridge based.
Moreover,
Muslims are a minority in the USA where they are heavily discriminated against due to 9/11 so the one you picked is not the best study.

And
In
Socioeconomic Development, Suicide and Religion: A Test of Durkheim's Theory of Religion and Suicide:

“Not only did the Muslims have the lowest suicide rate (2.1 per 100,000 population), but the rate was less than half that of the next lowest group, Burghers and Eurasians (4.8). “