The following is a list of notable suicides in 2018:
January
Brandon Hixon, 36, American politician, member of the Idaho House of Representatives (2012–2017), suicide by gunshot.
Tyler Hilinski, 21, American football player (Washington State), suicide by gunshot.
Andrew Carroll, 32, American ice hockey player (Idaho Steelheads, Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs), suicide by jumping.
Mark Salling, 35, American actor (Glee) and musician, suicide by hanging.
February
Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart, 68, Cuban nuclear physicist and scientific adviser, suicide.
Boaz Arad, 61, Israeli artist, suicide by hanging.
Roman Filipov, 33, Russian fighter pilot, suicide by grenade explosion.
Jill Messick, 50, American film producer (Mean Girls, Frida) and talent manager (Rose McGowan), suicide.
Kavous Seyed-Emami, 64, Iranian environmentalist, suicide by hanging.
M. Jaishankar, 41, Indian serial killer and rapist, suicide by throat-cutting.
Keith English, 50, American politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (2013–2017), suicide by gunshot.
Jo Min-ki, 52, South Korean actor (East of Eden, The Cut, The Attorney) and professor, suspected suicide by hanging.
March
Arnie Lerma, 67, American writer and Scientology whistleblower, suicide by gunshot.
Benny Fredriksson, 58, Swedish actor and theatre director, CEO of Stockholm City Theatre (2002–2017), suicide.
Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa, 52, Indian Sikh rights activist, suicide by jumping.
April
Avicii, 28, Swedish electronic musician ("Wake Me Up", "Hey Brother", "Levels") and disc jockey, suicide by exsanguination.
Shane Yarran, 28, Australian footballer (Fremantle, Subiaco), suicide.
David Buckel, 60, American LGBT rights lawyer, suicide by fire.
May
Pavel Pergl, 40, Czech footballer (Sparta Prague), suicide.
David Goodall, 104, English-born Australian botanist, assisted suicide by lethal injection.
Himanshu Roy, 54, Indian police officer, Director General of Police for Maharashtra, suicide by gunshot.
Stephanie Adams, 47, American model (Playboy, Clairol, Venus Swimwear) and author, suicide by jumping
June
Anthony Bourdain, 61, American chef, author, and television personality (Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, The Layover), suicide by hanging.[2]
Fu Da-ren, 85, Taiwanese sports broadcaster, assisted suicide.[8]
Kate Spade, 55, American fashion designer (Kate Spade New York), suicide by hanging.
Alessandra Appiano (it), 59, Italian writer and journalist, suicide.
Rockin' Rebel, 52, American professional wrestler (ECW, MEWF, CZW), suicide by gunshot. Chester Bennington - suicide by doorknob
Chris Cornell - suicide by rubberband
Mark Salling - suicide by doorknob
Kate Spade - suicide by doorknob
Anthony Bourdain - suicide by doorknob Hung on doorknobs…means choked for speaking out by the cabal.