research analysis

1. QUANTITAVE TECHNIQUES
SUICIDE CASES IN INDIA
AMITY UNIVERSITY UTTAR PRADESH
AMITY LAW SCHOOL
VAISHALI GUPTA (2023-2026) Ph.D.
SUICIDE RATES & IT’S CAUSES

2. INTRODUCTION
• Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death among
15–29 year-olds.
• Seventy-seven per cent of global suicides occur in low-
and middle-income countries.
• Ingestion of pesticide, hanging and firearms are among
the most common methods of suicide globally.
-WHO
Every year, more than 1,00,000 people commit
suicide in our country.
-NCRB

3. - CALCULATED OVER 4L
POPULATION
-MAHARASHTRA HAS HIGHEST
NUMBER OF SUICIDE RATE OF
13.5%
- Followed by 18,925 suicides in
Tamil Nadu, 14,965 suicides in
Madhya Pradesh, 13,500 suicides in
West Bengal and 13,056 suicides in
Karnataka accounting for 13.5%,
11.5%, 9.1%, 8.2% and 8.0% of
total suicides respectively.
These 5 States together accounted
for 50.4% of the total suicides
reported in the country.
-NCRB

4. MOST COMMON CAUSES
• Maximum number of cases are due to family
problems.
(33.2%)
• Followed by illness.
(18.6%)
• Unknown causes.
(9.7%)