Background: The most powerful of instincts is that of survival. The primary concern of human being is staying alive in every way. Many times it is characteristic the agonizing, people attempt survival when they faced with risks to life, serious illness, old age, even when death seems inevitable. But in all cultures and in all historical periods have been and there are still cases of people who at some point decide to terminate their existence. The purpose of this special article is to examine the risk factors such as age, race, marital status and religion-related suicides. Understanding these factors associated with suicide are deemed useful and necessary.Methods: Literature review studies, articles have been recovered for review of computer searches. No time limit was set. Used those articles written in Greek and English. Conclusion:The involvement of risk factors such as age, race, marital status and religion-related suicides play an important role in suicide event. Future efforts must focus on the development, prevention and treatment protocols of suicide in Primary Care. Medical and nursing staff in the Intensive Care Units must be aware of their attitudes towards the patients that have committed suicide as part of their therapeutic role.