Lok Sabha Question No. 454 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-01
Subject: Accidental Death and Suicide
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: K. MARAGATHAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  454 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1ST  DECEMBER, 2015/AGRAHAYANA 10, 1937 (SAKA)

ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND SUICIDE

454. SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether  according  to  the  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  data regarding accidental death and suicides in India released recently, the number of suicides, which has declined since 2011 has increased marginally to 1.3 lakh in 2014;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the southern States including Kerala and Tamil Nadu have twice the national suicide rate in proportion to their population; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (d) :   As per data available with National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) , a total of 135585, 135445,  134799 and 131666 suicides were reported during 2011,  2012,  2013  and  2014  respectively,  showing  a  declining  trend.  The State/UT  wise  number  of  suicides  and  rate  of  suicides  during  2014  is  at Annexure. As against the  national average suicide rate of 10.6 the suicide rate reported in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana are 12.0, 17.8, 23.9, 23.4 and 26.5 respectively for the year 2014.

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## 1Page of 1 Page of Annexure-I LS.U.S.Q.No. 454 FOR 01.12.2015

State/UT wise number of suicides and rate of suicides during 2011-2014

| Sl. No.   | State/UT           | 2011               | 2011             | 2012               | 2012             | 2013               | 2013             | 2014               | 2014             |
|-----------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT           | Number of Suicides | Rate of Suicides | Number of Suicides | Rate of Suicides | Number of Suicides | Rate of Suicides | Number of Suicides | Rate of Suicides |
| 1         | ANDHRA PRADESH     | 15077              | 18               | 14238              | 16.6             | 14607              | 16.9             | 6101               | 12               |
| 2         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH  | 134                | 10               | 130                | 10.3             | 229                | 18               | 156                | 12.1             |
| 3         | ASSAM              | 2726               | 9                | 3264               | 10.5             | 3553               | 11.3             | 3546               | 11.1             |
| 4         | BIHAR              | 795                | 1                | 759                | 0.8              | 1057               | 1.1              | 719                | 0.7              |
| 5         | CHHATTISGARH       | 6756               | 27               | 5654               | 22.9             | 5436               | 21.7             | 5683               | 22.4             |
| 6         | GOA                | 293                | 20               | 289                | 15.8             | 328                | 17.4             | 291                | 15.1             |
| 7         | GUJARAT            | 6382               | 11               | 7110               | 11.8             | 7166               | 11.8             | 7225               | 11.7             |
| 8         | HARYANA            | 3245               | 13               | 2827               | 10.9             | 3316               | 12.6             | 3203               | 11.9             |
| 9         | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 443                | 7                | 528                | 7.7              | 554                | 8                | 644                | 9.2              |
| 10        | JAMMU & KASHMIR    | 287                | 2                | 414                | 3.5              | 302                | 2.5              | 258                | 2.1              |
| 11        | JHARKHAND          | 1212               | 4                | 1319               | 4.1              | 1460               | 4.5              | 1300               | 4                |
| 12        | KARNATAKA          | 12622              | 21               | 12753              | 21.2             | 11266              | 18.5             | 10945              | 17.8             |
| 13        | KERALA             | 8431               | 25               | 8490               | 24.3             | 8646               | 24.6             | 8446               | 23.9             |
| 14        | MADHYA PRADESH     | 9259               | 13               | 9775               | 13.3             | 9446               | 12.6             | 9039               | 11.9             |
| 15        | MAHARASHTRA        | 15947              | 14               | 16112              | 14               | 16622              | 14.3             | 16307              | 13.9             |
| 16        | MANIPUR            | 33                 | 1                | 41                 | 1.6              | 37                 | 1.5              | 50                 | 2                |
| 17        | MEGHALAYA          | 153                | 5                | 128                | 4.8              | 137                | 5.1              | 99                 | 3.6              |
| 18        | MIZORAM            | 90                 | 8                | 173                | 17               | 95                 | 9.2              | 116                | 11.1             |
| 19        | NAGALAND           | 33                 | 2                | 30                 | 1.3              | 37                 | 1.6              | 13                 | 0.6              |
| 20        | ODISHA             | 5241               | 13               | 5027               | 12.2             | 5252               | 12.6             | 4160               | 9.9              |
| 21        | PUNJAB             | 966                | 4                | 1030               | 3.7              | 972                | 3.4              | 943                | 3.3              |
| 22        | RAJASTHAN          | 4348               | 6                | 4821               | 7                | 4860               | 6.9              | 4459               | 6.3              |
| 23        | SIKKIM             | 184                | 30               | 181                | 29.1             | 184                | 29.3             | 244                | 38.4             |
| 24        | TAMIL NADU         | 15963              | 22               | 16927              | 24.9             | 16601              | 24.3             | 16122              | 23.4             |
|           | TELANGANA          | -                  | -                | -                  | -                | -                  | -                | 9623               | 26.5             |
| 25        | TRIPURA            | 703                | 19               | 844                | 23               | 961                | 25.9             | 762                | 20.3             |
| 26        | UTTAR PRADESH      | 4843               | 2                | 4422               | 2.2              | 5286               | 2.5              | 3590               | 1.7              |
| 27        | UTTARAKHAND        | 317                | 3                | 424                | 4.2              | 365                | 3.6              | 207                | 2                |
| 28        | WEST BENGAL        | 16492              | 18               | 14957              | 16.5             | 13055              | 14.3             | 14310              | 15.5             |
|           | TOTAL (STATES)     | 132975             | 11               | 132667             | 11.1             | 131830             | 10.9             | 128561             | 10.5             |
|           | UNION TERRITORIES: |                    |                  |                    |                  |                    |                  |                    |                  |
| 29        | A & N ISLANDS      | 136                | 36               | 121                | 23.6             | 151                | 28.8             | 155                | 28.9             |
| 30        | CHANDIGARH         | 105                | 10               | 114                | 7.4              | 97                 | 6                | 105                | 6.3              |
| 31        | D & N HAVELI       | 63                 | 18               | 66                 | 17.6             | 84                 | 21.4             | 76                 | 18.7             |
| 32        | DAMAN & DIU        | 33                 | 14               | 36                 | 12.6             | 29                 | 9.8              | 27                 | 8.7              |
| 33        | DELHI (UT)         | 1716               | 10               | 1899               | 9.9              | 2059               | 10.4             | 2095               | 10.3             |
| 34        | LAKSHADWEEP        | 0                  | 0                | 1                  | 1.3              | 3                  | 3.9              | 3                  | 3.8              |
| 35        | PUDUCHERRY         | 557                | 45               | 541                | 36.8             | 546                | 35.6             | 644                | 40.4             |
|           | TOTAL (UTS)        | 2610               | 13               | 2778               | 11.9             | 2969               | 12.3             | 3105               | 12.5             |
| TOTAL     | (ALL-INDIA)        | 135585             | 11               | 135445             | 11.2             | 134799             | 11               | 131666             | 10.6             |

Source:  Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India