Suicide

[Mohammad Sajjad Abro]

Hey guys! Share scientific literature on the following question:
If an organism's survival is measured by its reproductive success i.e passing on genes to off spring, why do we commit suicide? How can we explain suicide from an evolutionary perspective?

[Seba Ruiz Pereira]

In terms of function, Population control; in terms of the subject, multi-factor phenomenon which renders the function.