Over 170 thousand deaths due to suicides were recorded in India in 2022. Furthermore, majority of suicides were reported in the state of Tamil Nadu, followed by Rajasthan. The number of suicides that year had increased from the previous year. Some of the causes for suicides in the country were due to professional problems, abuse, violence, family problems, financial loss, sense of isolation and mental disorders.
Every seventh person in India suffers from some form of mental disorder. Today, depressive disorders are regarded as the leading contributor not only to disease burden and morbidity worldwide, but even suicide if not addressed. In 2022, the leading cause for suicide deaths in India was due to family problems. The second leading cause was due to illness. Some of the risk factors, relative to developing mental disorders including depressive and anxiety disorders, include bullying victimization, poverty, unemployment, childhood sexual abuse and intimate partner violence.
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NCRB (India). (June 14, 2023). Number of suicides in India from 1971 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/665354/number-of-suicides-india/
NCRB (India). "Number of suicides in India from 1971 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/665354/number-of-suicides-india/
NCRB (India). (2023). Number of suicides in India from 1971 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/665354/number-of-suicides-india/
NCRB (India). "Number of Suicides in India from 1971 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/665354/number-of-suicides-india/
NCRB (India), Number of suicides in India from 1971 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/665354/number-of-suicides-india/ (last visited September 08, 2024)
Number of suicides in India from 1971 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], NCRB (India), June 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/665354/number-of-suicides-india/