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Note that Moksha is guaranteed only in kevali maran - in the other four, moksha is a possiblity, but also the higher heavens depending on one's state at death.
In these types of "good" death, no living being is affected in any violent manner. In this death, there is inner peace in the mind of a person who is doing santhara. This is a noble and sacred act and most certainly not suicide.
Additionally, there are 12 types of akaam or baala maran, for people engrossed in sense pleasures, ignorant people who die without their free will. They do aarta dhyana (meditation on desires) and raudra dhyana (thinking of violence and other sins). Their death is spoiled, and they may go to hell or become tiryanch (animals).
6. Anuvichi maran: as ayukarma finishes, a person's life span decreases and person dies without doing anything constructive for family or society. Essentially, wasting or fading away while continuing to live a normal life.
7. Tadbhava maran: losing connection with the present body, death in sleep, under the influence of drugs or anaesthetics; crib death
8. Avadhi maran: terminal illness causing shorter lifespan
9. Baala maran: suicidal death by taking poison, in fire or water, jumping from heights, hanging oneself, suicide by weapon. These kinds of people do not possess correct knowledge, vision, or conduct and definitely end up in hell.
10. Balan mrityu: falling away from religious vows and dying without dignity.
11. Adyanta maran: same kind of death in two different lives because of bad vices and vasanas carried over from previous lives.
12. Pramaad mrityu: dying because of mistakes, stupidity, and carelessness. They will receive the Darwin award in hell.
13. Vashaarta mrityu: dying due to uncontrolled senses, including gluttony, diabetes, sexuallytransmitted diseases, excessive sex, anger leading to heart problems, idiot laughing to death, any crazy death.
14. Gruddhaprustha mrityu: warrior's death while protecting family or country. Jains are not in accord with the Hindu view (especially pronounced in the Bhagavad Gita) that such persons go to heaven.
15. Sashalya maran: dying in delusion, death due to wrong drugs or misdiagnosis, dying on the operating table or dying due to accidents with sharp instruments or blades.
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