Lok Sabha Question No. 542 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-09
Subject: Cases of Suicides
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 542 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## CASES OF SUICIDES

## 542. SHRI S. VENKATESAN:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details regarding the reasons for increase in suicide cases over the last five years and data regarding the total number of cases, year-wise and State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government is aware of the fact that higher number of suicide cases pertain to the age bracket of 15-29 years and if so, the details of the same during the last five years; and
- (c) the details regarding the suicide rate per one lakh of the population over the last five years?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a) The  reasons  behind  suicide  vary  by  age,  gender  and  educational  and  economic  status. Suicide  is  not  a  single  faceted  phenomenon.  The  mental  burden  that  results  in  suicide  is often caused by multiple psychosocial factors. However, the major reasons for suicide over last 5 years has remained more or less the same with family problems and illness accounting for  almost  half  of  all  the  incidents  of  suicide.  Suicides  have  also  been  attributed  to  other causes  such  as  Drug  abuse/addiction,  marriage  related  issues,  love  affairs,  failure  in examination and other causes. The details, as provided by NCRB, regarding the total number of suicides committed, year-wise and State/UT-wise is enclosed at Annexure-I.
- (b) As per the information provided by NCRB, the highest number of suicide cases pertain to the age bracket of 18-29 years. The details of the age distribution of suicides for the last five years is enclosed at Annexure-II.
- (c) The details, as provided by NCRB, regarding the suicide rate per one lakh of the population over the last five years (2017-2021) is 9.9, 10.2, 10.4, 11.3 and 12.0 respectively.

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## Annexure-I

## State/UT wise Number of Suicides committed by people in the country during 2017-2021

| SN   | State/UT                   | 2017           | 2018           | 2019           | 2020           | 2021           |
|------|----------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| SN   | State/UT                   | No. of Suicide | No. of Suicide | No. of Suicide | No. of Suicide | No. of Suicide |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh             | 5354           | 5319           | 6465           | 7043           | 8067           |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh          | 89             | 132            | 112            | 160            | 160            |
| 3    | Assam                      | 2276           | 2379           | 2370           | 3243           | 3262           |
| 4    | Bihar                      | 388            | 443            | 641            | 809            | 827            |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh               | 6312           | 7046           | 7629           | 7710           | 7828           |
| 6    | Goa                        | 273            | 256            | 259            | 308            | 321            |
| 7    | Gujarat                    | 7418           | 7793           | 7655           | 8050           | 8789           |
| 8    | Haryana                    | 3387           | 3547           | 4191           | 4001           | 3692           |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh           | 576            | 740            | 584            | 857            | 889            |
| 10   | Jharkhand                  | 1214           | 1317           | 1646           | 2145           | 1825           |
| 11   | Karnataka                  | 11716          | 11561          | 11288          | 12259          | 13056          |
| 12   | Kerala                     | 7870           | 8237           | 8556           | 8500           | 9549           |
| 13   | Madhya Pradesh             | 11770          | 11775          | 12457          | 14578          | 14965          |
| 14   | Maharashtra                | 17646          | 17972          | 18916          | 19909          | 22207          |
| 15   | Manipur                    | 43             | 52             | 58             | 44             | 49             |
| 16   | Meghalaya                  | 165            | 189            | 198            | 224            | 226            |
| 17   | Mizoram                    | 91             | 79             | 70             | 108            | 99             |
| 18   | Nagaland                   | 33             | 36             | 41             | 48             | 43             |
| 19   | Odisha                     | 4493           | 4592           | 4582           | 5546           | 5651           |
| 20   | Punjab                     | 1481           | 1714           | 2357           | 2616           | 2600           |
| 21   | Rajasthan                  | 3838           | 4333           | 4531           | 5658           | 5593           |
| 22   | Sikkim                     | 214            | 199            | 220            | 285            | 266            |
| 23   | Tamil Nadu                 | 14459          | 13896          | 13493          | 16883          | 18925          |
| 24   | Telangana                  | 7620           | 7845           | 7675           | 8058           | 10171          |
| 25   | Tripura                    | 692            | 720            | 728            | 845            | 771            |
| 26   | Uttar Pradesh              | 4426           | 4849           | 5464           | 4804           | 5932           |
| 27   | Uttarakhand                | 331            | 421            | 516            | 943            | 717            |
| 28   | West Bengal                | 12014          | 13255          | 12665          | 13103          | 13500          |
| 29   | A & N Islands              | 139            | 164            | 181            | 180            | 159            |
| 30   | Chandigarh                 | 113            | 160            | 131            | 128            | 120            |
| 31   | D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu | 116            | 136            | 141            | 156            | 171            |
| 32   | Delhi UT                   | 2462           | 2526           | 2526           | 3142           | 2840           |
| 33   | Jammu & Kashmir            | 287            | 330            | 284            | 287            | 247            |
| 34   | Ladakh                     | -              | -              | -              | 12             | 11             |
| 35   | Lakshadweep                | 0              | 3              | 0              | 2              | 1              |
| 36   | Puducherry                 | 581            | 500            | 493            | 408            | 504            |

Annexure-II

Age distribution of suicides cases over the last five years

| Age Bracket      |   2017 |   2018 |   2019 |   2020 |   2021 |
|------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Below 18 years   |   9316 |   9431 |   9613 |  11396 |  10732 |
| 18-29 years      |  45217 |  46912 |  48774 |  52718 |  56543 |
| 30-45 years      |  40941 |  42495 |  44287 |  47998 |  52054 |
| 45-60 years      |  24265 |  24982 |  25436 |  27814 |  30163 |
| 60 years & above |  10148 |  10696 |  11013 |  13126 |  14541 |