Suicide Statistics
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Over 1.12 lakh daily wage workers died by suicide between 2019 and 2021, says Centre
A total of 4.56 lakh deaths by suicides were reported in the three years, the labour minister said in Parliament.
Scroll Staff
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BSF constable shoots himself dead in Chhattisgarh
Government data showed that 1,205 Central Armed Police Force and Assam Rifles personnel died by suicide between 2012 and 2021.
Scroll Staff
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Stock market crashes and higher rates of suicide are linked, shows new research
The findings suggest that suicides increase both in years of significant stock index decline and in the year that follows it.
Brendan John Lambe, The Conversation & Tomasz Piotr Wisniewski, The Conversation
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India accounted for 37% of suicides among women globally in 2016, 24% among men: Study
There was a 40.1% increase in the number of suicide deaths in 2016, with the figure standing at 2,30,314 cases.
Scroll Staff
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Why is it so hard to predict suicide? A scientist explains
The suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain shocked and saddened many.
Joseph Franklin, The Conversation
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A project is training midwives in Nepal to stem rising suicides of pregnant women
Gender discrimination, domestic violence and natural disasters are aggravating the biological link between pregnancy and mental health problems.
Bibha Simkhada, The Conversation & Edwin van Teijlingen, The Conversation
Video
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Expert panel could not establish link between suicides and Blue Whale Challenge, says Centre
In 2017, several suicides across the country were linked with the challenge in some form of the other, prompting demands that the game be banned.
Scroll Staff
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’Tis not the season: The idea of higher suicide rates during holidays is a myth that refuses to die
The last two months of the year in the United States are in reality among the lowest in average daily suicide deaths during the year.
Dan Romer, The Conversation
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Sikkim paradox: Why the rich, orderly Himalayan state has India’s highest suicide rate
Sikkim’s otherwise-progressive outlook on social and civic reforms does not extend to dealing with drug abuse.
Sarita Santoshini, IndiaSpend
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The connection between self-immolation and domestic violence
The easy accessibility of kerosene at home could be a factor behind the high rate of self-immolation of women.
Tanay Sukumar, IndiaSpend.com
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Self-harm is the leading cause of death among young adults in India: Report
Tuberculosis and road accidents are other big causes killing youngsters in the country, according to the Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing.
Scroll Staff
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Married men are most likely to commit suicide in India
South India has a higher suicide rate than the north, and other startling findings in the National Crime Record Bureau's 2013 data.
Sahil Bhalla
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